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PRACTICAL 

SPELLING-BOOK, 

AND 

CHILD'S INSTRUCTER: 

OR, 

SECOND BOOK 

FOR 

PRIMARY SCHOOLS. 



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By j. lamb, 

AUTHOR OF 'THE CHILD'S PRIMER. 



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BOSTON: 
THOMAS H. WEBB AND CO. 

ANN ARBOR, MICH. : 
JONATHAN LAMB. 






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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 










THE 



PRACTICAL 



SPELLING-BOOK, 



CHILD'S INSTRUCTER 



SECOND BOOK 



PRIMARY SCHOOLS 



BY JfLAMB, 

AUTHOR OF 'THE CHILD'S PRIMER.' 



TRY." S^< 




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BOSTON: 

THOMAS H. WEBB AND COMPANY. 



1844. 



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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1844, by 

THOMAS H. WEBB & CO., 
in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts. 



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PREFACE. 



There are several reasons, why I add another 
to the numerous Spelling-books now in use. 

The first is, that not one of those now in use is 
practical enough. Not one contains a sufficient 
number of that class of words, which people have 
occasion to use in their every-day affairs. 

A child may learn to spell all the words con- 
tained in one of our common Spelling-books, and 
yet find himself, when he enters on the duties of 
life, quite deficient in spelling the names of the 
simplest articles which he uses. In this Work, that 
fault is corrected. 

Another reason is, that in this Western Country 
a Spelling-book is needed, which contains such 
directions, as will enable those who teach, to do so 
on the improved method, now adopted in some 
parts of Europe, and in some places in the Eastern 
States. This Work contains the proper directions. 

REMARKS TO THE TEACHER. 

In teaching young children, ' The Child's Primer ' 
should be first used. That contains full directions 
for teaching children to read. Those who use the 
present Book, will do well to pursue the plan here 
laid down. Before teaching the Alphabet, turn to 
the Introductory Exercise, page 13, and call the 



4 PREFACE. 

attention of the child to the cuts. When he has 
learned the name and use of each object repre- 
sented in these cuts, then point to the word in 
capitals, at the side of it, and require him to look 
at it, and pronounce it several times. Then turn 
to page 14, and direct him to find the same 
word. If he do not succeed, turn back, and again 
show him the word at the side of the cut. Then 
turn over, and he will probably find it. Tr 3 
process should be repeated, until he readily recog> 
nises the word. The same should be done with all 
the words in the exercise, till he readily recognises 
each. Then, in the same way, teach all the words 
which are printed in small letters. While the child 
is learning to read, he should, at the same time, 
learn the geometrical elements of the letters, and 
delineate them on the blackboard. 

To teach the Alphabet, write a few of the letters 
on the blackboard, call up the class, point out the 
letters separately, and tell their names several times. 
Write a, e, i, 0, u, and y, for instance. Then say, 
to one of them, Point out y. If he do not suc- 
ceed, call on another. Then call on another, 
Find a; Find 0; Find u; Find e. 

When each one can tell the names of the letters 
which are written, write other letters, and proceed 
in the same way. 

Then let the scholars open their books, and find 
the letters among those on the next page. 

Then give to each of them a piece of chalk, and 
teach them to write the letters on the blackboard. 
When they can make all the letters, let them write 
words, and afterwards sentences. Give them easy 



PREFACE. 5 

sentences, such as, " My cat," " My new book," 
" James is a good boy." Let them make the let- 
ters of a large size. As soon as possible, let them 
learn to write on slates. All the Spelling Lessons, 
after Section LVL, are designed to be written by 
the learner, on the slate or blackboard, at the dic- 
tation of the teacher. Most of the words are 
classed according to their meaning. Writing in 
school, makes the learner a practical scholar. The 
reason why we have so many young men who seem 
to be dunces, is, that their education has not been 
practical enough. Many of the exercises in 
some schools are mere dreamy reveries. 

Elegant pronunciation is an important part of a 
good education. 

The first sixteen sections of this work contain the 
fundamental principles of English pronunciation. 
The teacher's particular attention is called to this 
part of the Work, and to the Introductory Exercise. 

When a class stands up to spell, if a scholar 
misspell a word, the teacher should put it to the 
next, without pronouncing the word again. If a 
class seem inattentive, let each scholar spell but a 
single letter ; so that a word which is long, will go 
round the whole class. The teacher should pro- 
nounce a word to a class but once. Let the scholar 
that did not attend, lose his turn of spelling in the 
class. 

In reading, it is well to permit the class to read 
round a few times, and each scholar read but one 
word. 

The teacher should ask, on the Reading Lessons, 

all the questions for which he can possibly find time. 

He should tax his ingenuity to the utmost, in 

the invention of questions, to put to his pupils, 

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6 PREFACE. 

respecting all those subjects which relate to their 
various lessons. 

I have not inserted questions in this Work, be- 
cause that would spoil the Book, entirely. The 
learner should never know what questions will be 
asked. The questions inserted in common school 
books, prevent children from learning to think at 
all. Many of the present generation of children 
are becoming dunces, compared with what they 
might have been, with proper training. 

N. B. Ask questions that will force children to 
reflect. Call into action the powers of attention 
and observation. Oblige them to attend and 
observe, and there will be no difficulty in making 
them remember. 

This volume will be followed by ' The Juvenile 
Reader, or Third Book for Primary Schools,' 
which is designed as a Sequel to this, and will 
embrace Reading Lessons, and other matters im- 
portant to be understood by young persons. 

J. LAMB. 



MAXIMS FOR THE TEACHER. 

1. One thing, found out by the scholar, and 
well understood, is worth more than a thousand 
things merely committed to memory. 

2. The child should be able to exhibit what he 
has learnt, to write it, and to tell it to others. 



CONTENTS. 



Page 
Preface, 3 

Alphabet, and Names of the Letters, 9 

Letters for the Blackboard, 10 

Key to the Vowel-Sounds, and to the Marks in this Book,.. 11 

Introductory Exercise, 13 

Sections I. to XVI. Vowel-Sounds, Nos. 1 to 16, 15—30 

Sect. XVII. Monosyllables, with Vowel-Sound No. 1, 31 

XVIil. No. 2, 32 

XIX. No. 4, 33 

XX. No. 9,..-... 34 

XXI. No. 10,.... 34 

XXII. No. 13,.... 35 

XX III. No. 2, 35 

XXIV. No. 10,.... 35 

XXV. No. 1, 36 

XXVI. No. 2, 37 

XXVII. No. 5, 37 

XXVIll. No. 6, 38 

XXIX. No. 7, 38 

XXX. No. S, 39 

XXXI. : No. 13,.... 40 

XXX II. Words promiscuously arranged, 41 

XXXIII. Words in which the long and short Sounds of 

the Vowels are contrasted, 41 

XXXIV. Words of two Syllables, accented on the first, 42 
XXXV. Words of two Syllables, accented on the second, 46 

XXXVI. Words of two Syllables, accented on the first; 
Vowel-Sounds not marked, except in the ac- 
cented syllable, 48 

XXXVII. Words accented on the first Syllable ; the un- 
accented Syllable having a peculiar Sound,. 52 

XXXVIII. Words accented on the second Syllable, 54 

XXXIX. Review, 57 

XL. Words of three Syllables, accented on the first, 

with a slight Accent on the third, 59 

XLI. Words of three Syllables, accented on the first, 

and the unaccented Syllables not marked,.. 61 
XLII. Words of three Syllables, accented on the sec- 
ond, 64 

XLTTT. Words of three Syllables, accented on the third, 66 
XLIV. and XLV. Words in which tion, sion, cion, and 

cum, are pronounced shun, 67 



CONTENTS. 



Prge 
Sect. XL VI. Words of four Syllables, accented on the first, 69 
XLVU. Words of four Syllables, accented on the sec- 
ond, 70 

XLV1II. Words of four Syllables,accented on the third, 72 

XL1X. Words in which ck sounds like k, 73 

L. Words in which sion is pronounced zhun,.. . 74 

LI. Words in which u has its Sound as in Tube, 75 

LII. Words of five Syllables,accented on the third, 76 
Llll. Words of five Syllables, accented on the 

fourth, 77 

LIV. Words in which i has the Sound of y, 77 

LV. Words in which c'wus, tious, and ceous, are 

pronounced thus, 78 

LVI. Simple Words, from which to form Deriv- 
atives, ; 79 

LVII.— LX1I. Compounded Words, 80—86 

LXIJI. Primitive and Derivative Words, 87 

LXIV. Primitive Words, the Derivatives of which 

are irregular, 83 

LXV. Words from which many Derivatives may be 

formed, 89 

LXVI. Names of Parts of the Human Body, 89 

LXVil. Names of Things which are eaten, 90 

LX VI1J. Names of Things bought at the Shops, 91 

LX IX. Names of Trees and Plants, 91 

LXX. Names of Simple Chemical Substances,.... 93 
LXXI. .Names of Acids used in Chemistry, and the 

Salts which they form, 94 

LXX1L Names of Medicines most frequently used,. . 95 
Names of Preparations and Terms used in 

Medicine, 96 

LXXIII. Law Terms in common Use, «....'... 97 

LXXIV. Words often improperly confounded in Spell- 
ing or Pronunciation, 101 

LXXV. Words alike in Spelling, but different in Pro- 
nunciation or Signification, 102 

LXXVI. Words alike in Sound, but different in Spell- 
ing and Signification, 106 

LXXVII. Vulgarisms, 120 

LXXVIII. Elements of Utterance, 125 

LXX1X. Different Modes of expressing the same 

Sound, . 127 

LXXX. Long and Short Vowel-Sounds contrasted,.. 129 
LXXXI. Analysis of the Sounds in the English Lan- 
guage, 1 30 

LXXX1I. Punctuation, and Capital Letters, 136 

LXXXHT. Numbers, Figures, and Numeral Letters,... 139 

LXXX1V. Abbreviations, 140 

LXXXV. Selection and Explanations of Popular Quo- 
tations from Different Languages, 141 



THE ALPHABET, 

OR 

LETTERS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. 



ROMAN. 


ITALIC. 


NAME. 


A a 


A 


a 


a 


B b 


B 


b 


bee 


C c 


C 


c 


see 


D d 


D 


d 


dee 


E e 


E 


e 


e 


F f 


F 


f 


ef 


G g 


G 


g 


jee 


H h 


H 


h 


aitch 


I i 


I 


i 


i 


J J 
K k 
L 1 


J 

K 

L 


j 
k 

I 


J a y 

kay 
el 


M m 


M 


m 


em 


N n 


N 


n 


en 


o 











P p 

Q q 

R r 


P 

Q 

R 


P 

9 
r 


pee 
cue 
ar 


S s 


S 


s 


ess 


T t 


T 


t 


tee 


U u 


U 


u 


u 


V v 


V 


V 


vee 


W w 


W 


IV 


double u 


X x 


X 


X 


eks 


Y y 
Z z 


Y 

z 


y 

z 


7 

zee 


& used for and 







LETTERS, 

TO BE WRITTEN ON THE BLACKBOARD. 



A3CDEF G- 

EIIELMir 

O F Q R S T U 

V W X Y Z 

abed e fghi 
jklmnopqr 

stuvwxyz 

dbpq nu rce 
ff fi fl ffi ffl <&, 



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TO THE NUMBERS OF THE VOWEL-SOUNDS, 

AND 

OTHER MARKS IN THIS BOOK. 



VOWEL-SOUNDS. 

There are twelve simple vowel -sounds in the English 
language, which are represented in this Book by the 
numbers here prefixed to them. 

No. 1, represents the long sound of A, as in gate. 
No. 2, represents the short sound of E, in pen. 
No. 3, represents the long sound of A, in arm. 
No. 4, represents the short sound of A, in fan. 
No. 5, represents the long sound of A, in ball, and of 

0, in horse. 
No. 6, represents the short sound of A, in watch, and 

of O, in pot. 
No. 7, represents the long sound of E, and of EE, 

in be, tree. 
No. 8, represents the short sound of I, in ship. 
No. 9, represents the long sound of 0, in comb. 
No. 10, represents the short sound of U, in drum. 
No. 11, represents the long sound of 0, in move, and 

of 00, in stool. 
No. 12, represents the short sound of 00, in book, 

and of U, in bush. 

DIPHTHONGAL-SOUNDS. 

There are four diphthongal -sounds in the English 
lavtrungp. They arc the following, and are represented 
in this Book by the numbers here prefixed to them. 



1 2 KEY. 

No. 13, represents the diphthongal-sound of 7, in pipe, 

and of Y, in fly. 
No. 14, represents the diphthongal-sound of U, in flute, 

and of W, mfew. 
No. 15, represents the diphthongal-sound of OTJ, in 

house, and of OW, in cow?. 
No. 16, represents the diphthongal-sound of 01, in 

oil, and of OY, in 003/. 



N. B. In the spelling lessons, the first word in each Section 
governs the vowel-sounds of every word which follows it in the 
same Section. Thus the word bay, in Section XVII., governs 
every word in that Section ; that is, every word in the Section 
has the same vowel-sound with a in bay. In Section A XX IV., 
Lesson n., the word blemish governs the words which follow it; 
— the vowels in each first syllable being pronounced as e in 
blemish, and the vowels in the second syllables being pronounced 
like the i in that word, as level, velvet, pronounced lecil, velvit. 



OTHER MARKS. 

When e is printed in Italics, (or leaning type,) at the 
end of a word, it shows that the preceding vowel is not 
long, as native, promise, not native, promise. 

When g is printed in Italic, it has its soft sound, like 
j, us gem, gentle, giant, image, pigeon. 

When s is printed in Italic, it has its flat, buzzing 
sound, like z, or zh, as in chaise, trees, measure. 

When th is printed in Italic, it has its acute, hard, or 
sharp sound, as in tKm, thick, th\rst, breath. 

When x is printed in Italic, it has the sound of gz, as 
in example. 

When ch is printed in Italic, it has the sound of sh, 
as in cAaise. 

When h is printed in Italic, it is silent, as in Aumble. 

In Sections LXX. — LXXIIL, containing scientific 
terms, these letters are not marked, to indicate their 
sounds. 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



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INTRODUCTORY EXERCISE, 

with Words which have the natural Sounds of 
the Vowels. (See page 3.) 



RAKE 
rake 



SPADE 
spade 




SHEEP 
sheep 





KITE 

kite §S* 



PIPE 
pipe 

HOE 
hoe 

FLUTE 

flute 





Nute. — The first word in each of the first sixteen- sections of 
this work is several times inserted, that the teaqher may con- 
tinue the Introductory Exercise. 

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PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



RAKE 


SHEEP 


HOE 


SPADE 


HIVE 


FLUTE 


TREE 


KITE 


FLY 




PIPE 




rake 


sheep 


hoe 


take 


keep 


toe 


spade 


hive 


foe 


made 


thrive 


no 


tree 


kite 


flute 


flee 


bite 


lute 


be 


pipe 


% 


he 


ripe 


try 



Xote. — When the child has learned all the preceding words, 
the instructer should teach him the first word in each of the first 
sixteen sections, in the same manner as has been pursued in 
this Introductory Exercise. 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



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SECTION I. 
Vowel- Sound No. 1.* 

GATE f- 1 — -— i\ 




i 




gate 


i I 











gate 
GATE 



Gate 







LESSON I. 






ate 


mate 


ace 


pace 


age 


bate 


pate 


brace 


place 


cage 


date 


plate 


dace 


race 


page 


fate 


prate 


face 


space 


rao-e 

o 


grate 


sate 


grace 


trace 


sage 


hate 


slate 


lace 


base 


stage 


late 


state 


mace 
lesson n. 


case 


wa^e 


blade 


shade 


drake 


shake 


ale 


fade 


spade 


flake 


slake 


bale 


glade 


trade 


lake 


snake 


gale 


jade 


wade 


make 


spake 


pale 


lade 


bake 


rake 


stake 


sale 


made 


cake 


sake 


take 


tale 



* The first sixteen sections of this work contain the first 
princ'ples of English pronunciation. See Teacher Taught, page 
31. Every teacher should have that work. 



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PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 







SECTION II. . 






Vowel- Sound No. 2. 






PEN 


^ 


pen 




pen 


/ 


PEN 






Pen 

LESSON I. 


- . 




den 


when 


red 


leg 


sell 


fen 


bed 


shed 


P e g 


shell 


glen 


bled 


sled 


bell 


spell 


hen 


bred 


sped 


cell 


tell 


men 


fed 


wed 


dell 


well 


ten 


fled 


beg 


dwell 


yell 


then 


led 


keg 
LESSON II. 


fell 


melt 


bet 


pet 


whet 


cent 


scent 


get 


set 


help 


dent 


spent 


jet 


wet 


whelp 


lent 


tent 


let 


yet 


yelp 


pent 


trent 


met 


fret 


bent 


rent 


vent 


net 


tret 


brent 
LESSON III. 


sent 


- went 


end 


rend 


flesh 


pelf 


less 


bend 


send 


fresh 


self 


mess 


blend 


spend 


elm 


shelf 


press 


fend 


tend 


helm 


bless 


stress 


lend 


vend 


whelm 


chess 


delve 


mend 


wend 


elf 


dress 


twelve 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



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SECTION 


III. 


• 




Vowel- Sound No. 3. 






ARM 


at 


It arm 




arm 


§ 


ARM 






Arm 










LESSON 


i. 




bar 


tar 


part 


ark 


park 


car 


art 


smart 


bark 


shark 


far 


cart 


start 


cark 


spark 


jar 


chart 


tart 


dark 


stark 


mar 


dart 


barn 


hark 


barm 


par 


hart 


darn 


lark 


charm 


star 


mart 


yarn 

LESSON 


mark 
II. 


farm 


bard 


yard 


carle 


aunt 


path 


card 


gape 


marl 


daunt 


carp 


hard 


harsh 


snarl 


flaunt 


harp 


lard 


are 


calf 


haunt 


sharp 


nard 


guard 


half 


hath 


barge 


pard 


laugh 


ah 


lath 


charge 



Knives and forks and spoons are made to 
eat with. 

Some knives are made to cut things with. 

Pens are made to write with. 

Can you write ? If you cannot write, you 
must learn to write on a slate. Slates are 
best for small boys and girls to write upon. 
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PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 





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SECTION 


IV. 






Vowel- Sound No. 4. 






FAN 


iBttfa 


fan 




fan 


Y 


FAN 






Fan 










LESSON 


i. 




ban 
bran 


van 
cap 


pap 

rap 


fat 
flat 


jack 
lack 


can 
clan 


chap 
clap 


sap 
slap 


hat 
mat 


pack 
rack 


man 

pan 

plan 

ran 

span 


flap 

gap 

hap 

lap 

map 


snap 

tap 

trap 

wrap 

bat 


rat 

sat 
back 
L black 
clack 


sack 

slack 

stack 

tack 

track 


tan 


nap 


cat 
LESSON 


hack 
II. 


wrack 


bad 
brad 


pad 
rad 


bag 
brag 


lag 
nag 


aft 
craft 


clad 


sad 


cag 


rag 


draft 


gad 


shad 


crag 


scrag 


graft 


glad 


chaff 


drag 


snag 


haft 


had 
lad 
mad 


graff 
quaff 
staff 


flag 

g a g 
hag 


stag 

tag 

wag 


raft 

shaft 

waft 



Beds are made to lie upon. 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



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SECTION ^V 


r 






Vowel-Sound No. 5. 




BALL 


0% 


HORSE gm 


fflKf 


ball 


fy# 


horse j| 


Mggsyy^..-.^ 




Ball 


LESSON I. 


H 


ORSE 


all 


tail 


war 


born 


or 


call 


wall 


ward 


corn 


for 


fall 


balk 


wart 


horn 


nor 


gall 


calk 


wharf 


morn 


cork 


hall 


chalk 


quart 


scorn 


fork 


pall 


stalk 


mort 


thorn 


stork 


small 


talk 


short 


form 


corse 


stall 


walk 


sort 
LESSON II. 


storm 


morse 


gaul 


awl 


dawn 


claw 


raw 


maul 


bawl 


drawn 


draw 


saw 


squall 


brawl 


fawn 


flaw 


staw 


thrall 


crawl 


lawn 


law 


straw 


warm 


drawl 


pawn 


maw 


taw 


warn 


scrawl 


yawn 


paw 





As soon as the sun rises, you must be up, 
and not lie in bed. 

The sun was made for man, and it will be 
of no use to him if he is not up. 

You are to lie down and take rest in the 
night ; but rise and work in the day. 



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PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



SECTION VI. 
Vowel- Sound No. 6. 



WATCH 
watch 




was 

wash 

wast 

wad 

wan 

wand 

what 



bob 

cob 

job 

mob 

rob 

sob 

th rob 



Watch 



Dog 



bog 
fog 
hog 

log 
loft 
soft 



god 

hod 

nod 

plod 

rod 

sod 

trod 



LESSON I. 

blot 

cot 

clot 

dot 

got 

hot 

lot 

LESSON II. 

block 

clock 

dock 

flock 

frock 

hock 

knock 



not 

pot 

plot 

rot 

sot 

shot 

spot 

lock 

mock 

rock 

shock 

frost 

lost 

tost 



box 

fox 

cross 

dross 

gloss 

loss 

toss 



crop 

drop 

hop 

fop 

mop 

prop 

stop 



The Lord will love them that fear Him. 

He minds all we say and do. 

We must love all men, even if they do not 
love us; and we must pray for them that 
hate us. 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



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SECTION VII. 
Vowel- Sound No. 7. 



TREE 
tree 




tree 
TREE 



w&?» 



Tree 







LESSON I. 






bee 


bleed 


speed 


cheer 


sneer 


fee 


breed 


steed 


deer 


steer 


flee 


creed 


weed 


jeer 


veer 


glee 


deed 


eke 


leer 


speech 


knee 


feed 


mete 


peer 


deem 


see 


heed 


glebe 


queer 


teem 


thee 


need 


eve 


seer 


seem 


three 


reed 


tea 

LESSON II. 


sheer 


beech 


beef 


creep 


weep 


cheek 


cere 


reef 


deep 


eel 


creek 


here 


green 


keep 


feel 


leek 


mere 


keen 


peep 


heel 


meek 


beet 


queen 


sheep 


keel 


reek 


feet 


seen 


sleep 


peel 


seek 


fleet 


spleen 


steep 


reel 


sleek 


meet 


ween 


sweep 


steel 


week 


street 



A broom is made to sweep with. 



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PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK, 



SECTION VIII. 
Vowel- Sound No. 8. 



SHIP 
ship 




Ship 



ship 
SHIP 







LESSON I. 






dip 


bin 


bid 


fit 


bill 


hip 


din 


did 


hit 


fill 


up 


fin 


hid 


lit 


hill 


rip 


pin 


kid 


mit 


kill 


sip 


sin 


lid 


pit 


mill 


hint 


skin 


mid 


sit 


pill 


flint 


thm 


rid 


split 


rill 


lint 


tin 


slid 


wit 


till 


mint 


win 


bit 
LESSON II. 


ill 




mince 


pinch 


sting 


fringe 


thmk 


rinse 


winch 


string 


singe 


wink 


quince 


bring 


swing 


tinge 


quill 


since 


cling 


thing 


drink 


skill 


wince 


king 


wing 


ink 


spill 


clinch 


ring 


cringe 


link 


still 


linch 


sing 


hinge 


sink 


swill 



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i 





SECTION IX. 






Vowel- Sound Nc 


K 9. 




HOE 


N. 


hoe 


hoe 


^\§ 


i HOE 






Hoe 










LESSON I. 






bone 
cone 


old 
bold 


ode 
bode 


grove 
rove 


cope 
grope 


drone 


cold 


code 


strove 


hope 


hone 


fold 


mode 


broke 


mope 


lone 

}:rone 

tone 


gold 
hold 
sold 


rode 

doe 

foe 


choke 

joke 

smoke 


pope 
rope 
slope 


zone 


told 


roe 
LESSON II. 


spoke 


trope 


hole 


bolt 


rote 


more 


host 


pole 
sole 
mole 


colt 
jolt 
molt 


smote 

vote 

ore 


snore 

pore 

sore 


post 
lobe 
robe 


stole 


dote 


core 


store 


fort 


roll 


mote 


fore 


tore 


port 


toll 


note 


gore 
LESSON III. 


wore 


sport 


nose 
rose 


prose 
those 


toes 
woes 


go 
lo 


wo 

sow 


chose 


foes 


doze 


no 


stow 


close 


goes 


froze 


so 


tow 



24 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 







SECTION 


X. 






Vowel- Sound No. 10. 




DRUM 


iTrft 


drum 


dn 


im | 


JIJIJI 


mi Dl 


IV M 










Drum 










LESSON J 






bud 


bun 


spun 


bug 


bur 


mud 


dun 


sun 


dug 


cur 


bust 


fun 


tun 


hug- 


fur 


burst 


gun 


up 


jug 


purr 


crust 


nun 


cup 


lug 


spur 


must 


pun 


sup 


mug 


slur 


rust 


run 


tuft 


plug 


much 


trust 


shun 


bulge 

LESSON ] 


rug 
[I. 


such 


bluff 


cull 


but 


shut 


drum 


cuff 


dull 


cut 


smut 


gum 


huff 


gull 


gut 


strut 


hum 


luff 


hull 


glut 


club 


mum 


muff 


lull 


hut 


cub 


plum 


puff 


mull 


nut 


hub 


rum 


ruff 


null 


put 


rub 


sum 


snuff 


skull 


rut 


tub 


jump 



A good boy will try to learn to read. 



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25 



SECTION XL 

Vowel- Sound No. 11. 



BOOT 


1 


boot 


boot 


.-z-^-jIk^as 


BOOT 






Boot 




- 






LESSON I. 






move 


brood 


cool 


coop 


boom 


groove 


food 


fool 


droop 


bloom 


prove 


mood 


pool 


poop 


broom 


boon 


rood 


tool 


loop 


doom 


moon 


hoof 


school 


scoop 


gloom 


noon 


proof 


stool 


stoop 


groom 


spoon 


roof 


root 


troop 


loom 


swoon 


woof 


shoot 

LESSON II. 


swoop 


room 


coo 


do 


choo.se 


goose 


you 


loo 


who 


lo.se 


loose 


jour 


too 


whom 


noose 


moose 


you^ 


woo 


shoe 


whose 


noose 


tour 


boor 


two 


smooth 


trough 


croup 


moor 


booth 


soothe 


true 


group 


poor 


sooth 


tomb 


bruise 


soup 


ooze 


tooth 




fruit 





I must make the best use of my time. 
Time is what life is made of. 
We must not waste it. 
3 



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PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



SECTION XII. 
Vowel-Sound No. 1 2. 



BOOK 
book 




book 
BOOK 



Book 



brook 

cook 

crook 

hook 

look 

nook 



rook 

shook 

stook 

took 

hoop 

soon 



good 

hood 

stood 

wood 

foot 

soot 



could 

should 

would 

wolf 

wool 

to* 



bush 

push 

puss 

bull 

pull 

lull 



There is a poor blind man at the door. He 
is quite blind. 

JHe does not see the sky, nor the ground, 
nor the trees, nor men. 

He does not see us, though we are so near 
to him. 

A boy leads him from door to door. Poor 
man ! 

O ! it is a sad thing to be blind ! 

We will give the blind man some bread 
and cheese. 

I wish the poor blind man had a warm 
house to live in, and kind friends to take 
care of him, and to teach him how to work. 
Then he would not beg from door to door. 



* O in this word has a short sound. The teacher should be 
particular with the child in pronouncing it. 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 27 





SECTION XIII. 






Sound No. 13. 






PIPE 


£ 


pipe 


pipe 


^fs^ 


PIPE 


- 




Pipe 

LESSON I. 






bide 


brine 


spine 


file 


lied 


bride 


dine 


tine 


ile 


tied 


hide 


fine 


vine 


mile 


tried 


pride 


line 


wine 


pile 


buy 


ride 


mine 


pint 


smile 


dye 


side 


nine 


sigh 


stile 


% 


tide 


pine 


sign 


tile 


rye 


wide 


shine 


type 
LESSON II. 


vile 


try 


bite 


ice 


trice 


crime 


kind 


cite 


dice 


vice 


dime 


mind 


kite 


mice 


fright 


lime 


die 


mite 


nice 


light 


slime 


lie 


rite 


price 


might 


time 


pie 


site 


rice 


night 


bind 


tie 


smite 


slice 


right 


find 


vie 


spite 


spice 


sight 


hind 




All 


good men 


love virtue, 


and hate 


vice. 



You are most happy when you are good. 



! 



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PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 





SECTION XIV. 








Sound No. 14 






FLUTE 


«^*v 


flute 


flute 




FLUTE 






Flute 










LESSON L 






cute 


cube 


sure 


luke 


glue 


lute 


tube 


fume 


puke 


hue 


mute 


cure 


plume 


blue 


sue 


June 


dure 


huge 


cue 


use 


dune 


lure 


dupe 


due 


use 


tune 


pure 


duke 
LESSON II. 


flue 




dew 


new 


chew 


grew 


mewl 


few 


pew 


clew 


knew 


mule 


hew 


yew 


clue 


view 


lewd 


jew 


blew 


glew 


slew 


feud 


mew 


ewe 


flew 


stew 


hewn 



I can not get in by this gate. 
Will you help me up on the fence ? 
See those ripe pears. 
I must have some of them. 
No: you must not take them; they are 
not yours. 

May I not take what is not mine ? 
No: that would be quite wrong. 



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29 



SECTION XV. 

Sound No. 15. 



HOUSE 
house 




JipWill 
House 




Cow 



The diphthongs ou in house and 010 in cow are composed of 
o in f/o«- and u in full. The teacher should be extremely care- 
ful that the child gives the proper sound. Let the sound be 
fully uttered. 



house 


bound 


count 


scowl 


brown 


mouse 


found 


fount 


bow 


clown 


out 


ground 


mount 


brow 


crown 


gout 


mound 


owl 


how 


down 


grout 


round 


cowl 


mow 


drown 


rout 


sound 


fowl 


now 


frown 


spout 


loud 


growl- 


prow 


gown 


stout 


cloud 


howl 


sow 


town 


trout 


proud 


prowl 


vow 


browze 



As soon as you learn to work well, try 
to work quickly, 

I have seen bad boys throw stones at the 
cows. 

Cows give us milk. 

You should give the cow 7 s some hay and 
some salt. 

Cows give good sweet milk for you to eat 
with your bread. 

Birds sing, and fly in the air. 
3* 



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PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



SECTION XVI. 

Sound No. 16. 



BOY 

boy 




boy 
BOY 



Boy 



The diphthongs oy in boy and oi in oil are made up of o in 
horse and i in pin. 

The error to be avoided, in these words, is the pronouncing of 
oil as if written He, and point as if written pint, &c. 



coy 


hoist 


oil 


soil 


coin 


cloy 


joist 


boil 


spoil 


groin 


hoy 


moist 


broil 


toil 


join 


j°y 


noise 


coil 


joint 


loin 


toy 


poise 


droil 


oint 


choice 


troy 


void 


foil- 


point 


voice 



God is good to us all. 
He sees all we do. 
Does He see us at all times? 
Yes, He sees us at all times, and knows 
all we do. He knows all our thoughts. 

The path of duty is the path of peace. 
Do to others as you wish them to do to you. 
Try to aid all those who are in distress. 

Mark the good man, and do like him ; 
Love all men, and do good to all ; 
Fear the Lord, and keep His Law: — 
So shall it be well with you. 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



31 



In the following spelling-lessons, the vowel -sounds are alike 
in all the words in each section, the first word in the section, 
being the key to all the others. The number over that word 
denotes the vowel-sound according to the Key; on pages 11, 12. 





SECTION 


XVII. 








LESSON 


I. 




Bay 


fay 


jay 


stay 


spray 


bray 


flay 


lay 


pray 


stay 


clay 


fray 


may 


ray 


stray 


cray 


m 


nay 


say 


sway 


day 


gray 


pay 


slay 


tray 


dray 


hay 


play 
LESSON 


splay 
II. 


way 


ail 


jail 


sail 


aid 


aim 


bail 


mail 


snail 


braid 


claim 


fail 


nail 


tail 


laid 


maim 


flail 


pail 


trail 


maid 


bait 


frail 


rail 


vail 


paid 


trait 


hail 


quail 


wail 

LESSON 


staid 
HI. 


wait 


cain 


rain 


stain 


plaint 


brain 


fain 


vain 


swain 


quaint 


drain 


gain 


wain 


faint 


maize 


grain 


lain 


chain 


paint 


praise 


sprain 


main 


plain 


saint 


raise 


strain 


pain 


slain 


taint 


chaise 


train 



We must hate no one ; but love and do 
good to all ; and love them that do not love 
us. Be just and kind to all men. 



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PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOS. 







LESSON 


IV. 




haste 


they 


bathe 


brake 


rake 


haste 


prey 


lathe 


drake 


sake 


paste 


whey 


swathe 


flake 


shake 


waste 


break 


aim 


hake 


slake 


hass 


steak 


claim 


lake 


stake 


safe 


great 


maim 
LESSON 


quake 
V. 


take 


blame 


game 


bane 


ape 


taste 


came 


lame 


cane 


cape 


chaste 


dame 


name 


fane 


crape 


nape 


fame 


same 


lane 


grape 


rape 


flame 


shame 


mane 


shape 


dane 


frame 


tame 


plane 
LESSON 


tape 
VI. 


waif 


brave 


nave 


stave 


braze 


haze 


cave 


pave 


wave 


craze 


maze 


crave 


rave 


base 


daze 


raze 


gave 


save 


case 


gaze 


change 


grave 


shave 


chase 


glaze 


ran^-e 


lave 


slave 


blaze 


graze 


strange 



SECTION XVIII 



Best 


chest 


jest 


crest 


nest 


quest 


rest 


quell 


test 


spell 



belt 


hem 


pence 


felt 


stem 


bench 


melt 


them 


clench 


pelt 


fence 


drench 


dwelt 


hence 


quench 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



33 



SECTION XIX. 







LESSON 


I. 




Flash 


thrash 


rasp 


knap 


fast 


clash 


trash 


sera p 


knag 


last 


crash 


mast 


catch 


vat 


chance 


dash 


asp 


dance 


chant 


snatch 


gash 


clasp 


valve 


quack 


latch 


hash 


gasp 


gnat 


blast 


scalp 


smash 


hasp 


LESSON 


II. 




dam 


swam 


lamp 


slab 


sand 


ham 


camp 


stamp 


and 


stand 


ram 


cramp 


tramp 


band 


brand 


cram 


champ 


vamp 


hand 


gland 


dram 


clamp 


blab 


land 


grand 


sham 


damp 


crab 
LESSON 


rand 
III. 


strand 


bang 


clang 


drank 


lass 


cash 


fang 


twang 


frank 


mass 


lash 


gang 


bank 


flank 


pass 


bash 


hang 


lank 


plank 


brass 


rash 


rang 


rank 


prank 


class 


sash 


sang 


blank 


shank 


grass 


mash 


tans 


crank 


z/iank 


glass 


slash 



God makes the grass to grow, 
And the trees to yield their fruits ; 
He makes the clouds and the rain, 
And walks on the wings of the wind. 

Keep at a distance from all bad boys. 



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PRACTICAL SPELLINC-EOOS. 





SECTION 


XX. 








LESSON 


I. 




Boat 


oak 


coast 


goad 


coal 


coat 


choak 


roast 


load 


foal 


oat 


cloak 


Toast. 


road 


god 


moat 


soak 


broach 


toad 


shoal 


goat 


boast 


coach 

LESSON 


woad 
II. 


loaf 


blow 


know 


bow 


blows 


blown 


flow 


snow 


bows 


flows 


flown 


glow 


show 


low 


glows 


grown 


slow 


shows 


mow 


knows 


mown 


crow 


st row 


row 


bowl 


sown 


grow 


tkmw 


rows 

LESSON 


own 
III. 


thrown 


scold 


known 


door 


four 


gourd 


rogue 


loan 


floor 


court 


coarse 


vogue 


loans 


forth 


soul 


course 


home 


moan 


worn 


bourn 


source 


globe 


moans 


cores 


mourn 


douj^h 


robes 


groan 

SI 


roar 


mould 


though 




ECTION 


XXI. 




10 

Bump 


bung 


gulf 


burn 


curve 


clump 


clung 


gulp 


churn 


bulk 


hump 


. hung 


pulp 


spurn 


hulk 


lump 


lung 


duck 


turn 


husk 


mump 


rung 


luck 


curb 


musk 


plump 


stung 


pluck 


curd 


rusk 


pump 


strung 


buzz 


curl 


tusk 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 35 

SECTION XXII. 



By 


v ] y 


pry 


fie 


pies 


fy 


sly 


spry 


hie 


skies 


my 


spy 


wry 


cries 


spies 


shy 


cry 


sty 


eves 


ties 


thy 


dry 


eye 


files 


tries 


why 


fry 


sky 


lies 


vies 




SECTION XXIII* 




2 

Chirp 


girl 


hirth 


fir 


whirl 


girt 


shirl 


'guth 


firm 


quirk 


skirt 


twirl 


mirth 


gird 


shirk 




SECTION XXIV. 




TO 

Sir 


birch 


dirt 


squirt 


third 


stir 


dii\o-e 


flirt 


first 


thirst 


bird 


dirk 
does 


shirt 


word 




son 


dove 


world 


ton 


doth 


glove 


work 


worm 


one 


front 


love 


wort 


worse 


done 


wont 


shove 


worst 


blood 


none 


bomb 


come 


worth 


flood 


scourge 


rhomb 


some 


mounch 





* Orthoepists differ respecting (he pronunciation of the words 
in this section. The i in these words ought to have the 
sound of e in tnror. Any one may be convinced of this, u.s 
regards the word clary^ by listening to the notes of the robin. 



36 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 





SECTION XXV. 








LESSON I. 






Vane 


bate 


fane 


nay 


ate 


vain 


bait 


fein 


neigh 


eight 


vein 


wane 


feign 


main 


waist 


rain 


wain 


faint 


mane 


waste 


rein 


pane 


feint 


great 


pray 


reign 


pain 


raise 


grate 


prey 


dane~ 


made 


raze 


wait 


bay 


deign 


maid 


LESSON II. 


weight 


bey 


way 


stake 


#aol 


male 


vale 


weigh 


steak 


jail 


mail 


vail 


whey 


brake 


hale 


pale 


veil 


slay 


break 


hail 


pail 


wale 


sley 


g a 3* e 


sale 


tale 


wail 


sleigh 


gau£e 


sail 
LESSON III. 


tail 


whale 


bare 


rare 


snare 


lair 


pear 


care 


tare 


spare 


pair 


swear 


dare 


ware 


square 


stair 


tear 


fare 


flare 


aii- 


stairs 


wear 


hare 


glare 


chair 


heir 


there 


mare 


scare 


hair 


their 


where 


pare 


share 


fair 


bear 





* In the words of this lesson, the vowel-sound is modified by 
the r which follow? it. It is the sound No. 1, rendered a little 
obscure, and slightiy deviating towards No. 4. 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 37 

SECTION XXVI. 



Bread 


read 


breast 


sweat 


friend 


bred 


red 


dealt 


threat 


feoff 


dead 


f A rend 


he/dltk 


sex 


next 


head 


stead 


wealth 


vex 


text 


spread 


said 


death 


realm 


vext 


tread 


sap 


breath 


cleanse 





SECTION XXVII. 
LESSON I. 

5 

Fault caught bought ought nought 
vauit naught brought sought cau.se 
aught taught fought bought pause 

LESSON II. 

bald halt swarm frand claws 

scald torch laud false draws 

salt want daub clause hawk 

malt cord taunt haul maul 

scorch warp vaunt faun laws 

Ten cents make one dime ; ten dimes 
make one dollar ; ten dollars make one eagte. 
One dollar is worth one hundred cents. Fif- 
ty cents are worth half a dollar. Five dol- 
lars are equal to half an eagle. Ten mills 
make one cent. We have no piece of money 
so small as a mill. 



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PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



SECTION XXVIII. 



Swan 


loth 


pomp 


off 


song 


swamp 


moth 


romp 


scoff 


wrong 


notch 


wroth 


sock 


dodge 


boss 


scotch 


bond 


stock 


lodge 


moss 


broth 


fond 


font 


long 


ross 


cloth 


pond 
SE< 


odds 


throng 
IX. 


gone 




2TION XX 








LESSON I. 






Pea 


seam 


fream 


seal 


ease 


flea 


steam 


scream 


steal 


please 


sea 


team 


stream 


teal 


tease 


yea 


gleam 


deal 


veal 


breed 


beam 


cream 


heal 


weal 


freed 


ream 


dream 


meal 

LESSON II. 


zeal 




eat 


seat 


beak 


speak 


rear 


beat 


teat 


leak 


streak 


tear 


feat 


cheat 


peak 


ear 


year 


heat 


wheat 


weak 


fear 


clear 


meat 


bleat 


bleak 


hear 


spear 


peat 


treat 


freak 
LESSON III. 


near 


shear 


field 


fierce 


seize 


brief 


grieve 


shield 


pierce 


seine 


chief 


thief 


wield 


tierce 


ceil 


fief 


thieve 


yield v 


shriek 


teil 


grief 


fiend 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



39 



LESSON IV. 



beach 


preach 


bead 


meed 


plea 


bleach 


reach 


lead 


seed 


plead 


breach 


teach 


read 


wheel 


greet 


leach 


.breech 


tead 


squeal 


sleet 


peach 


leech 


lea 


theme 


sweet 




LESSON V. 






breeze 


cheap 


breathe 


east 


cease 


freeze 


heap 


heath 


beast 


crease 


sneeze 


leap 


shea^ 


feast 


lease 


squeeze 


reap 


sheathe 


least 


niece 


frieze 


sweeps 


wreath 


priest 


peace 


please 


weeps 


teeth 


geese 


piece 




LESSON VI. 






deems 


streams 


bean 


mean 


leave 


seems 


beads 


clean 


mien 


sleeve 


teems 


reads 


dean 


wean 


sleeves 


beams 


league 


glean 


cleave 


beans 


reams 


liege 
SEC 


lean 


heave 
[X. 


means 




ITION X3 








LESSON I. 






Swing 


think 


guilt 


hitch 


wisp 


give 


chink 


quilt 


pitch 


ipith 


live 


disk 


kiss 


pink 


him 


been 


%. 


bilge 


inn 


swim 


gilt 


brig 


ditch 


risk 


trim 


spilt 


rig 


itch 


six 


whim 



40 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 







LESSON II. 




big 


miss 


nymph pig 


this 


dig 


hiss 


hymn crisp 


witch 


lisp 


stitch 


slip mix 


clink 


fix 


smith 


lift wig- 


dish 


gift 


fish 


sift film 


wish 



SECTION XXXI. 







LESSON I. 






Thine 


rive 


white 


fife^ 


high 


twine 


guile 


write 


knife 


nigh 


swine 


isle 


pipe 


life 


bri be 


whine 


wile 


ri pe 


wife 


scribe 


dive 


while 


snipe 


child 


tribe 


five 


style 


wi pe 


mild 


hives 


hive 


rhyme 


why 
LESSON II. 


wild 


lives 


twice 


grind 


fire 


squire 


bright 


clime 


size 


hire 


spire 


fight 


climb 


prize 


ire 


lyre 


flight 


chime 


live 


mire 


pyre 


plight 


wind 


wise 


wire 


bight 


tight 


blind 


dire 


quire 


blight 





Girls and boys should work when they 
can, and try to learn all they can. 

Good boys and good «irls sav good words. 
A good child will not cheat in play. 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



41 



SECTION XXXII. 

In the following examples, of words promiscuously arranged, 
but somewhat similar in appearance or in sound, the learner 
should be thoroughly exercised. This section should be omit- 
ted until the learner has been through the whole book once, at 
least. 



LESSON I. 



Naught draught you 
nought drought young 
e-nough dough youth 
knot wrought morn 
not board moan 



bought trough 

trough tough 

though taught 

thox-ough. bor-ough 

throat bough 



note 


broad 


mourn laugh 








LESSON II 


. 




court 


cause 


plough 


fought 


south 


count 


gourd 


rough 


fraught 


soup 


caught 


ground 


touch 


ought 


soap 


cough 


groat 


hxoth 


sought 


swarm 


course 


goat 


brought 


source 


swan 


coarse 


SEC 


bought 


XIII. 






TION XX 




Words in which long and short Vowel-Sounds are 






contrasted. 






Bat 


mat 


hath 


cleft 


met 


bate 


mate 


bathe 


cleave 


meet 


fat 


pat 


hiezih 


left 


net 


fate 


pate 


breathe 


leave 


neat 


hat 


rat 


hth 


theft 


pet 


hate 


rate 


lathe 


thieve 


peat 



42 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 

SECTION XXXIV. 



WORDS OF TWO SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON 




THE 


FIRST. 




Sound of A in Gate, and I in Ship. 


1 8 

A pril 


ra dix 


main ly 


pas ty 


cam brie 


ga ming 


dain ty 


plain ly 


da tive 


la ding 


gayty 


safe ly 


gra tis 


sha ding 


gra vy 


tas ty 


na tive 


chaste ly 


has ty 


cha ry 


pa pist 


era zy 


lady 


vary 


plain tive 


dai ly 


na vy 


wa ry 


Sound of Ft in Pen, and I in 


Ship. 


2 8 

Blem ish 


en try 


heav y 


per ry 


per ish 


gen try 


read y 


pen cil 


rel ish 


emp ty 


stead y 


per il 


crev ice 


plen ty 


very 


ten dril 


hec tic 


twen ty 


ed dy 


gen tile 


skep tic 


en vy 


friend ly 


ster ile 


dress ing 


cred it 


J el J y 


mes sage 


end ing 


ex it 


ma ny 


sher iff 


ner ring 


mer it 


pen ny 


friend ship 


wed ding 


lev el 


cher ry 


vel vet 


res in 


ves sel 


mer ry 


den tist 


Sound of A in A 


rm, and I in 


Ship. 


3 8 

Mar gin 


far ming 


tar dy 


heart y 


mar ket 


tar nish 


star ry 


par ley 


part ing 


var nish 


bar ley 


pars ley 


bar gain 


car nage 


par ty 


part ly 


far thing 


ar my 


arm ing 


mark ing 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



Sound of A in Fan, and I in Ship. 



43 



Ban ish 


hatch et 


rab bit 


am ply 


bap tist 


Ian cet 


rad ish 


angry 


cap tive 
a cid 


Ian guage 
man age 


rag ged 
rap id 


bran dy 
can dy 


can did 


mar ria^e 


san guine 


car ry 


bas ket 


mas tiff 


sat in 


gal ley 


blan ket 


ma trice 


satch el 


hap py 


cap tain 


max im 


tran quil 


mar ry 


cav il 

clas sic 


pack et 
pal ette 


trav el 
ash es 


pan try 
ral ly 


gam brel 
ac tive 
gas trie 


par ish 
pan el 
pas sage 


bag gage 
cab in 
cab bage 


tally 
tab by 
dally 


grav el 
val id 
hab it 


pas sive 
plan tain 
plan et 


mas sive 
san dy 
al ley 


dan dy 
tan sy 
tran sit 


Sound of A 


in Ball or O in Horse, and I in Ship. 


5 8 

Corn mill 


for feit 


mor bid 


gau dy 


tor pid 


sau cy 


warm ing 


storm y 


or bit 


morn ing 


draw ing 


haugh ty 


tor tive 


mor sel 


form ing 


taw ny 


cor nice 


mor tice 


faul ty 


dawn ing 



Boys and girls talk and laugh. 
Some bad boys tell lies, and swear. 
Lies are bad words. 

Swearing is taking God's holy name in 
vain, or using it lightly. 

Good boys will not use bad language. 
Come to me, Charles. Come and read. 



44 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



Sound of A in Watch or O in Dog, and I in Ship. 



6 8 

Rob in 
sol id 
ton ic 
sor rel 
top ic 
tor rid 
op tic 
vom it 



wal let 
com et 
hor rid 
of fice 
prof it 
or ange 
prom ise 
col ic 



Sound of I in Ship, 

8 8 

Fin ish 
civ il 
in stinct 



chim ney 
chil ly 
cit y 
lily 
gipsy 
kid ney 



pret ty 
privy 
liv ing 
mim ic 
min strel 
chi.s el 
mis chief 
mit tens 



com ic 
con ic 
con flict 
cos tive 
flor id 
frol ic 
gob lin 
prov ince 

in both Sylla 

phys ic 
pil grim 
rig ging 
riv et 
skil let 
spir it 
vis it 
vil \age 
pil \age 



sor ry 
dros sy 
drop sy 
bod y 
copy 
hob by 
lofty 
pon tiff 

bles. 

vie tim 
vin tage 
vis age 
pig eon 
rich es 
syr mge 
chick en 
im age 
mid riff 



Sound of U in Drum, and I in 



10 8 

Cim ning 
cul prit ~ 
bur nish 
cudgel 
cur tain 
flour ish 
buf fet 
lov ing 
muffin 
mul let 



mus ket 
mus lin 
pub lie 
pub lish 
pump kin 
pun ish 
sul len 
ton nage 
trum pet 
tun nel 



wor ship 
just ly 
dus ty 
dus ky 
coun try 
come ly 
hur ry 
jour ney 
love ly 
mon ey 



Ship. 

mud dy 
mon day 
dir ty 
wor thy 
stud y 
sul ky 
thix ty 
tur key 
put ty 
sun ny 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-COOK. 



45 



Sound of A in Fan, and U in Drum. 

4 10 

Hand cuff par rot salm on 



al um crack er 

dam ask fac tor 
ham mer gam mon 
hand some slan der 
Ian tern pat tern 



mm ner 
mat ter 
pin ^cl- 
ean non 
can on 



plant er 
pi it ter 
ran dom 
ran som 
ram mer 



sax on 
t iv ern 
wax work 
dag ger 
gal Ion 
gam ut 
scaf fold 
af ter 
am ber 
an ger 



an swer 
back wards 
bal lot 
blad der 
can cer 
can dor 
cank er 
clam or 
drag on 
gal lows 
gan der 



Sound ofE in Pen, and U in Drum. 



Vel lum 
jeal ous 
Jem on 
leath er 
leg er 
let ter 
mel on 
mem ber 
ped ler 
pep per 



heif er 
sec tor 
fel on 
ren der 
sec ond 
shel ter 
shep herd 
slen der 
tern per 
ten der 



ven om 
weath er 
wel come 
west ward 
weth er 
ten don 
gen der 
flee tor 
bel lows 
ter ror 



er ror 
el der 
dres ser 
spec tre 
beg gar 
bed lam 
trench er 
sel dom 
mel ons 
wheth er 



Sound of I in Ship, and U in Drum 

R 10 

In flux 
in suit 
king dom 
in w ird 
symp torn i 



rig or 
prim er 
vie tor 
cin ders 
pis tol 



pis ton 
sym bol 
cym bal 
silk worm 



wis dom 
quiv er 
mil ler 
pil lar 
sil ver 



46 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 

SECTION XXXV. 

WORDS ACCENTED ON THE SECOND SYLLABLE. 
Sound of A in Fan, and A in Gate. 



4 1 

At tain 


a vail 


trans late 


ar ray 


at taint 


a base 


a wait 


as tray 


ab stain 


ac quaint 


a bate 


a way 


as sail 


a wake 


al lay 


cas cade 



Sound of A in Fan, and I in Ship. 

4 8 

Ad mit a miss trans mit af flict 

as sist a byss ad diet af fix 

Sound of A in Fan, and E iw Pen. 

4 2 

At tend ad dress a breast a gain 

as sent as sess a mend a gainst 

as cent ca ress as cend a head 

ac cept ar rest tran scend a bet 

a dept at test ac cess ca det 

Sound of I in Ship, and E in Pen. 

8 2 

Im pel in tense im pend in fest 

im mense dis pense in vent in ject 

dis sect in cense dis tend in spect 

in feet in tend im press dis tress 

in fleet in stead in vest dis pel 

Sound of I in Ship, and I in Pipe. 

8 13 

Im ply in spire ig nite di vide 

in scribe in vite in cite dis lik< 

im bibe in cline dis guise dif fide 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 47 

Sound of E and EE in Be and Tree, and I in 
Pipe. 



Defy 


de scribe 


re vile 


be hind 


de ny 


pre scribe 


be guile 


de sire 


rely 


de vice 


de file 


re tire 


re ply 


di vide 


de fine 


re quire 


de ride 


re cite 


de cline 


re quite 


be side 


de light 


re cline 


de sign 


pre side 


de vise 


re pine 


re sign 


de cide 


pre mise 


re mind 


re side 



Sound of I in Ship, and O in Comb. 

8 9 

In voke dis close im plore dis pose 
im port - dis own dis course dis robe 
in close im pose mis quote with hold 

Sound of A in Fan, and I in Pine. 

4 13 

Man kind a side ad mire ad vise 

ap ply ad vice as pire a like 

as cribe as sign tran spire a rise 

tran scribe at tire af fright sa line 

a bide ac quire a stride ca nine 

The lightning plays along the sky, 
The thunder rolls, and bursts from high ! 
Jehovah's voice, amid the storm, 

Is heard ; methinks I see His form, 

As, riding on the clouds of even, 

He spreads His glory o'er the heaven. 

A good boy will try to learn to read. 



43 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



SECTION XXXVI. 



WORDS ACCENTED ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE. 

In this section, the vowel -sound of the accented syllabic 
only is marked. 





Sound of A in Gate. 




1 

Ba ker 


lame ness 


sa tan 


ta per 


ma ker 


great ness 


save all 


tra der 


ta ker 


aged 


a corn 


paint er 


name sake 


a gent 


paste board strain er 


va cate 


la tent 


rain bow 


ra zor 


play mate 


ja cent 


hail stone 


tai lor 


may day 


ca deuce 


fa mo us 


sai lor 


pay day 


ca ret 


ra mous 


trai tor 


straight way la bel 


hein ous 


wait er 


sales man 


brace let 


va por 


vva fer 


states man 


safeguard la bor 


ma tron 


states men 


way mark 


neigh bor 


pa tron 


sta men 


pha lanx 


fa vor 


jail er 


pave ment 


fra grant 


qua ver 


play ful 


pay ment 


fla grant 


sa vor 


waste ful 


rai ment 


va grant 


ma jor 


grace ful 


da ted 


va cant 


may or 


grate ful 


ha ted 


claim ant 


man ger 


shame ful 


ha tred 


pa gan 


dan ger 


ba sis 


ma ted 


na sal 


s tran ger 


label 


sa cred 


fa tal 


cham ber 


shapeless 


case ment 


pa pal 


pa per 


la ver 


an gel 


stra ta 


sera per 


era zy 


a pex 


dra ma 


ran ger 


lazy 



Here is a new book ; j&o not tqar it. 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 





Sound of 


E in Pen. 




2 

Mem brane bles sed 


men tal 


hen roost 


head way 


des ert 


pleas ant 


hen coop 


we I fare 


es sence 


ser apli 


peg top 


es say 


fresh et 


stead fast 


el fin 


em Mem 


reb el 


her aid 


em press 


bed stead 


rest less 


tres pass 


read y 


bell rope 


sen tence 


hem lock 


ex it 


fresh ness 


tern pest 


ten fold 


stead y 


pref ace 


lev el 


fel low 


cher ub 


prel ate 


rev el 


el bow 


cen sus 


pres ent * 


pen man 


mel low 


me as ure 


pres ence 


den tal 


mead o\v 


pleas ure 


head long 


med a I 


bed room 


elf ish 


head strong break fast edge tool 


self ish 


spend ih rift rent al 


bel low 


wel kin 




Sound of 


A in Fats. 




4 

Hap less 


as pen 


sal ad 


can vass 


hatch et 


ban quet 


sash es 


an tic 


latch et 


chan nel 


scan dal 


fran tic 


ratch et 


pan el 


bal a nee 


ran cid 


ham let 


chap el 


bal lad 


bran dish 


fan cy 


chap let 


bal last 


stan dish 


pan cake 


clar et 


gal lant 


tran script 


sad ness 


dam .sel 


gam bol 


tran quil 


tan gent 


grav el 


gram mar 


man ly 


tas sel 


trav el 


ham mer 


gan der 


tram mel 


parn phlet 


man na 


pan der 


ash es 


hang man 


pal ate 


pam per 


as pect 


mat rass 
5 


stag nant 


scam per 



50 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



Sauce pan 
dor mant 
mor tal 
quad rant 
or phan 
for tress 
cor net 
tor ment 
law ful 
law less 
law yer 
fault less 



Sound of A in Ball. 

quad rate 
al way 
war fare 
war like 
al so 

ward robe 
al most 
wal nut 
sau cer 
saw dust 
talk er 
thral dom 



cor ner 
quar ter 
au thor 
au tiimn 
awk ward 
bal sam 
bor der 
daugh ter 
al tar 
al ter 
fal ter 
hal ter 



wa ter 
or der 
slaugh ter 
quar to 
aw ful 
pal sy 
bald ness 
haw thorn 
drawl ing 
awn ing 
dawn ing 
fawn ing 



Con vent 
sol emn 
tor rent 
con test 
con gress 
col lege 
con cert 
for est 
hon est 
knowl edge 
log book 
log wood 
lodge ment 
non sense 
object 
prob lem 
pros pect 



Sound of O in Dog. 

block head bor row 
proph et wal low 



sock et 
con sort 
con cord 
con stant 
con tract 
com pact 
mor al 
com ma 
war rant 
coffin 
cof fee 
cof fer 
offer 
mot to 
grot to 



con coarse 
mor row 
hoi low 
con duct 
col umn 
rob ber 
wan ton 
wan der 
watch word 
fos ter 
col lar 
hon or 
promp ter 
bios som 
hop per 



bot torn 
knock er 
com mon 
yon der 
cop per 
dol lar 
fond ness 
sol stice 
poppy 
drop sy 
don key 
nos trum 
nos tril 

f °ggy 

glos sy 
goth ic 
mos sy 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



51 



Fe male 
keep sake 
fre quent 
pre cept 
de cent 
re cent 
meek ness 
weak ness 
fea ture 
ea sy 
pre cept 
bee hive 



In mate 
in grate 
mid way 
milk pail 
in dex 
in step 
in suit 
sys tern 



Boat man 
ro man 
so fa 
to paz 
vo cal 
to tal 



Sound of 

gree dy 
nee dy 
mere ly 
sleep er 
sleep y 
week ly 
we a ry 
phe nix 
hear ing 
ze nith 
se cret 
feel ing 



E in Tree. 

bea ver 
dream er 
glean er 
keep er 
nei ther 
ei ther 
speak er 
preach er 
weav er 
read er 
fe ver 
ve to 



Sound of I in Pin. 
pig ment in stinct 



pig my 
sick ness 
wit ness 
six pence 
gim let 
ink stand 
in stant 



milk pan 
zig zag 
wrist band 
quin tal 
gum ea 
witch craft 
mid riff 



Sound ofO in Comb. 



tho rax 
yeo man 
lo cal 
mole hill 
ro mish 
sto ic 



he ro 
ze ro 
ne gro 
beam ing 
dream ing 
seem ing 
steam ing 
teem ing 
keep ing 
reap ing 
sleep ing 
weep ing 



kid nap 
chil dren 
li quid 
liv id 
tim brel 
wick ed 
fit ness 
in road 



bo ding 
clo thing 
lone some 
home spun 
whole some 
fo cal 



shoul der 
vo ter 
own er 
po rous 
mo ment 
mo tion 



52 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



Nut meg 
um bel 
judge ment 
cur rent 
pun ^ent 
sul phur 
blun der 
put ter 
put ty 
com pass 
com fort 
cov er 
cov ert 
cus torn 
cup board 



Sound ofV in Drum* 

cut ter 
flut ter 
drum mer 
drunk ard 
fur ther 
gun ner 
col or 
hov er 
hunt er 
bus band 
moth ers 
mur der 
lun cheon 
pun cheon 
num ber 



pur pose 
slum ber 
stir rup 
sir up 
smoth er 
snuf fers 
sue cor 
suf fer 
sum mon 
sum mer 
sup per 
sur geon 
stur geon 
ud der 
shud der 



tur ban 
um ber 
un der 
won der 
up wards 
vul gar 
thun der 
turn bier 
oth er 
moth er 
broth er 
doz en 
mon key 
love ly 
cous in 



SECTION XXXVII. 

WORDS ACCENTED ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE. 

The unaccented syllable in this section has no vowel-sound, 
and must be learned by imitation. 

In those words marked with a star, t and c, in the second 
syllable, are silent. 



Ta ble 


ba con 


peb ble 


lead en 


a ble 


ha ven 


treb le 


reck on 


fable 


ra ven 


met tie 


sev en 


ga ble 


bla zen 


net tie 


weap on 


sa ble 


bla zon 


set tie 


heav en 


ca ble 


2 


pes tie* 


leav en 


era die 


Med die 


ket tie 


les son -, 


ladle 


ped die 


wres tie* 


les sen 


sta pie 


tern pie 


threat en 


length en 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



53 



strength en 


han die 


gin gle 


stub ble 


red den 


man tie 


shin gle 


doub le 


3 


daz zle 


bris tie* 


troub le 


Dark en 


dam son 


whis tie* 


muffle 


hard en 


fat ten 


this tie* 


muz zle 


sharp en 


glad den 


mid die 


strug gle 


par son 


6 


fiddle 


shov el 


spar kle 


Bot tie 


rid die 


mus cle* 


mar ble 


stop pie 


kin die 


puz zle 


gar gle 


top pie 


spin die 


buc kle 


star tie 


coc kle 


pic kle 


sue kle 


4 


cot ton 


lit tie 


coup le 


An gle 


of ten* 


spit tie 


pur pie 


man gle 


7 


whit tie 


un cle 


span gle 


Nee die 


sim pie 


but ton 


stran gle 


bee tie 


trip le 


coz en 


an kle 


stee pie 


crip pie 


cous in 


ap pie 


peo pie 


crim son 


13 


baffle 


ea gle 


silk en 


Idle 


bram ble 


e vil 


9 


bri die 


ram ble 


e ven 


Fro zen 


ri fle 


am pie 


dea con 


gold en 


tri fle 


sam pie 


beat en 


o pen 


stifle 


tram pie 


trea son 


spo ken 


cj cle 


bat tie 


sea son 


10 


ti tie 


cat tie 


8 


Crum ble 


ri pen 


tat tie 


Thim ble 


stum ble 


fright en 


rat tie 


nim ble 


turn ble 


bright en 


sad die 


wim ble 


hum ble 


bi son 


pad die 


min gle 


bun die 


light en 


crac kle 


sin gle 


shut tie 


bible 


rab ble 


tin gle 
5* 


bub ble 


tight en 



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SECTION XXXVIII. 



WORDS ACCENTED ON THE SECOND SYLLABLE. 



Em brace 
en gage 
en rage 
en tail 


ere ate 
de fame 
de bate 
e late 


Neg lect 
ef feet 
ex pect 
ex pel 


op press 
pos sess 
deject 
de tect 


ex hale 


e state 


ex pense 


e lect 


ex plain 
ex change 


re late 
be have 


ex pend 
fer ment 


e rect 
re fleet 


en grave 
ef face 


de prave 
de lay 


ex cept 
ex eel 


re ject 
se lect 


con tain 


be tray 


ex cess 


re spect 


for sake 
for gave 


de cay 
de fray 


ex press 
per plex 


be head 
re cess 


com plain 
con strain 


re pay 
be lay 


trans gress 
com mend 


re press 
re dress 


con vey 


re lay 


con tend 


ce ment 


de face 


dis grace 


of fend 


e vent 


re trace 


dis place 


cor rect 


re gret 


de base 


mis place 


col lect 


re bel 


de grade 
e vade 


in vade 
dis claim 


object 
con demn 


re pel 
re head 


de tail 


mis take 


con temn 


de fence 


be wail 


in flame 


com mence 


pre tence 


pre vail 


dis taste 


con dense 


de fend 


re tail 


dis play 


of fence 


de scend 


re gale 


dis may 


con test 


pre tend 


de tain 


in veigh 


com press 


re venge 


re tain 


mis name 


con fess 


re lent 


re claim 


en slave 


ex tent 


re pent 



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re sent 


a dapt 


Allot 


be reave 


de press 


at tack 


ac cost 


re ceive 


be quest 


a las 


a dopt 


be lieve 


re quest 


a mass 


a long 


re lieve 


pro ject 


a bash 


ab solve 


be lief 


fo merit 


ca bal 


ab scond 


dis creet 


la merit 


ca nal 


a non 


im pede 


mo lest 


rat an 


be long 


dis ease. 


subject 


de tach 


be jond 


dis please 


sus pense 


de tract 


de spond 


8 


sus pend 


re lax 


re solve 


Be gin 


sue cess 


re lapse 


de volve 


re build 


3 


re past 


in volve 


re strict 


Re gard 


re pass 


dis solve 


re miss 


re tard 


dis band 


dis lodge 


de sist 


de bar 


with stand 


be troth 


re sist 


re mark 


im plant 


be yond 


re fit 


de part 


dis tract 


re spond 


e mit 


de bark 


5 


re sponse 


re mit 


dis card 


Ap plaud 


re volt 


e clipse 


dis arm 


ap plause 


re volve 


per mit 


im part 


ac cord 


in cog 


e vince 


4 


a dorn 


7 


im print 


Ex pand 


re cord 


Re plete 


in sist 


en chant 


de fraud 


re cede 


dis miss 


en trap 


re ward 


de cree 


in flict 


en camp 


be cause 


de gree 


dis tinct 


en act 


re form 


pre cede 


in fringe 


at tach 


re tort 


de feat 


com mit 


trans act 


in stall 


de crease 


con vict 


ad vance 


in thrall 


re lease 


con vince 


ex panse 


in form 


re treat 


con sist 



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Trans pose 


re course 


al loy 


up right 


trans port 


re source 


em ploy 


sub lime 


ap proach 


be low 


en joy 


un tie 


a lone 


be stow 


em broil 


un wise 


a tone 


10 


enjoin 


un bind 


pa role 


An nul 


ex ploit 


un ripe 


pa trol 


af front 


de void 


un kind 


a rose 


a mong 


de stroy 


sur mise 


a dore 


a bove 


re coil 


un wise 


ex plode 


a mongst 


re join 


sur prise 


en robe 


be gun 


re joice 


15 


ex port 


be come 


13 


Ac count 


ex pose 


de duct 


Com ply 


an nounce 


ex plore 


re pulse 


com pile 


a bout 


con dole 


in struct 


con fide 


a loud 


com mode 


in dulge 


com bine 


a rouse 


cor rode 


in suit 


con sign 


a mount 


com pose 


dis trust 


con spire 


a bound 


op pose 


dis gust 


com prise 


a round 


sup pose 


in trust 


en tice 


al low 


com port 


mis trust 


ex pire 


a vow 


de note 


dis cuss 


en tire 


re sound 


re mote 


16 


en quire 


de vour 


re pose 


An noy 


ex cite 


de vout 


re proach 


ap point 


ex cise 


re nounce 


de throne 


a void 


sub scribe 


re nown 


re voke 


ad join 


sub side 


dis mount 


be hold 


a noint 


sup ply 


re bound 



A man, who tries to show a great deal of 
wit, will soon be thought to have but little 
sound sense. 



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SECTION XXXIX. 



REVIEW. 

In this review the words are not arranged according to their 
vowel -sounds, nor are the different sounds of g, th, x, s, and ch, 



indicated. 










LESSON L 




WORDS ACCENTED ON 


THE FIRST 


SYLLABLE. 


Ta ble 


al um 


bar rel 


gin ger 


bow els 


neu ter 


blad der 


din ner 


foun tain 


wa fer 


bran dy 


win ter 


quo tient 


J u r J 


flan nel 


tip pet 


Jus tre 


bot tie 


ham mer 


mis tress 


skim mer 


chap ter 


lad der 


pitch er 


moun tain 


pa rent 


Ian tern 


riv er 


oint ment 


tal low 


car bon 


six pence 


cli mate 


ne gro 


em bers 


dol lar 


ty rant 


bri er 


pen cil 


col lar 


ea sy 


ci der 


ves sel 


rob in 


ru in 


fi nal 


chick en 


doc tor 


thim ble 


spi der 


crick et 


bod kin 


tru ant 


clo ver 


chil dren 


cof fin 


won der 


spar row 


skil let 


pop lar 


bo so in 


mo ment 


pil low 


cop per 


li ar 


so fa 


prim er 


clos et 


crook ed 


tu mult 


tim ber 


sor rel 


era die 


chis el 


i ron 


snuf fers 


gloom y 


sis ter 


gim let 


a pron 


fruit ful 


cis tern 


in fant 


or ange 


bru tish 


an vil 


in sect 


pot ash 


bri die 


flan nel 


lin en 


plum met 


fuel 


at las 


pin cers 


trum pet 



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du el 
hun dred 
hus band 
mus tard 
lus tring 
but ter 
hon ey 
mon ey 
pil low 
moth er 
broth er 
chim ney 
cher ry 



morn ing 
ap pie 
cat tie 
ox en 
sau cer 
shov el 
can die 
gar den 
win dow 
er rand 
hem lock 
fore top 
mel low 



cin ders 
med al 
en try 
din ner 
gar ment 
kit ten 
lem on 
liv er 
mar ble 
pres ent 
pup py 
putty 
pep per 



thun der 
pin cers 
rid die 
riv er 
ruffle 
twen ty 
ver y 
mur mur 
ci der 
tory 
rail road 
stage coach 



sil 



ver 



LESSON II. 



WORDS ACCENTED ON THE SECOND 

bal loon 
ga zette 



Ad vise 
trans plant 
a rise 
a way 
com plaint 
con tain 
trans late 



mam ma 
pa pa 
e clipse 
my self 
be low 



de lay 
re form 
re ward 
e squire 
e steem 
o blige 
in tense 



SYLLABLE. 

un done 
ex plain 
gen teel 
ter rene 
for get 
a loud 
up right 



A kind reply to harsh words, is the most 
severe revenge. 

Flattery is a coin which passes well enough 
among fools. When we are flattered, we 
hear what we ought to be, rather than what 
we are. We should try to be as good as we 
are told we are. 



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SECTION XL. 

WORDS OF THREE SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON 
THE FIRST, WITH A SLIGHT ACCENT ON THE 
THIRD.* 

In this section, i, in the second syllable, has the same sound 
which it has in pin; and u, in the same syllable, has the sound 
of u in flute. 

The following are examples of wrong pronunciation, which is 
often caused by the teacher, when he pronounces the words to 
his classes ; allowing the i in pine to slide into the sound of u 
in tub : — 

Pronounced, by an 

ignorant teacher, 

can dl date 

van I tee 

ter ri ble 

ed de cate 



can di date 
van i ty 
ter ri ble 
ed u cate 
Let the child 



By the scholar 

pronounced 
can dud ate 
van nut tee 
ter rub ble 
ed de cate 
taught to avoid such vulgar errors. 



An te date 
ab di cate 
al li gate 
an i mate 
can di date 
cap ti vate 
cas ti gate 
fab ri cate 
grav i tate 
nav i gate 
pal li ate 
pal pi tate 
iad i cate 
fas ci nate 
ag i tate 
as pi rate 



Am i ty 
cav i ty 
char i ty 
chas ti ty 
fam i ly 
grav i ty 
rar i ty 
san i ty 
van i ty 

4 14 

Al ti tude 
ap ti tude 
at tri bute 
grat i tude 
nab i tade 
lat i tude 



mag ni tude 

4 4 

Cap i tal 
can ni bal 
al ge bra 
an i mal 
ad mi ral 
dal li ance 
lam i na 
prac tic al 
rad ic al 
stam in a 
an te past 

4 8 

Man u script 
mas cu line 



* When e does not lengthen the preceding vowel in the 
final syllable, it is printed in Italic, except in pie, final. 



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En e my 


Com pli cate 


Cal cu late 


elegy 


nom in ate 


grad u ate 


des ti ny 


ob stin ate 


ac cu rate 


ef fi gy 


ob vi ate 


am pu tate 


en mi ty 


ob li gite 


6 1 


en ti ty 


om i nate 


Con ju gate 


ter ri bly 


2 2 


mod u late 


len i ty 


Ten e ment 


4 4 


ver i ly 


pen i tent 


Grad u al 


brev i ty 


. det ri ment 


an nu al 


den si ty 


em i nent 


man u al 


her e sy 


ep i Ihet 


ad ju tant 


8 2 


ev i dent 


6 4 


Im pie ment 


mer ri ment 


Conju gal 


im mi nent 


neg li gent 


oc u lar 


in ci dent 


pes ti lent 


pop u lar 


in di gent 


res i dent 


glob u lar 


in n* del 


sed i ment 


joe u lar 


dif fi dence 


sen ti nel 


2 10 


dil i gence 


em i nence 


Stren u ous 


fif ti elh 


ev i dence 


sed u lous 


gid di ness 


ex i gence 


em u lous 


in di gence 


pen i tence 


6 2 


in ci dence 


pes ti lence 


Op u lent 


lin i ment 


pres i dent 


doc u ment 


8 13 


reg i men 


mon u ment 


Dig ni fy 


res i deuce 


quad ru ped 


sig ni fy 


spe ci men 


8 1 


vil i fy 


2 1 


Stim u late 


viv i fy 


Reg u late 


stip u late 


vit ri fy 


spec u late 


in te grate 


sim pli fy 


em u. Jate 


prin ci pate 



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SECTION XLI. 

WORDS OF THREE SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON 
THE FIRST. 

In this section, the pronunciation of the accented syllable, 
only , is marked. 



Ta ble cloth 
a gen cy 
va can cy 
bra ve ry 
grate fill ly 
fla gran cy 
fra gran cy 
pa tri ot 
ra di us 
dan ger ous 

g a y. e ty 
la zi ness 
pa per mill 
ca pa ble 
sla ve ry 
va ri ance 
ra di ate 
blame a ble 
change a ble 

2 

Des ti ny 
det ri ment 
ed i fice 
ed it or 
effigy 
em i nent 



en er gy 
"ex eel lent 
mes sen ger 
sen ti ment 
em pe ror 
mel o dy 
met/i o dist 
rem e dy 
rel a tive 
sen a tor 
tes ta ment 
neg a tive 
es ti mate 
gen e rate 
tes ti fy 
re ci pe 
her e sy 
el e ment 
el o quent 
gen e ral 
spec u late 
tel e scope 
em i nence 
ven i 5on 
e qui ty 
ev i dence 



heav en ly 
jeal ous y 
med i cine 
mem or y 
neg li gence 
pres ent ly 
reg is ter 
res i dence 
re qui site 
em pha sis 
rec om pense 
prev a lence 
hem i sphere 
el o quence 
de ci mal 
gen tie man 
spher i cal 
rec on cile 
sep a rate 
el e gance 
el e pliant 
tel e graph 

3 

Har bin ger 
ar bi ter 
ar ti cle 



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mar gin al 
ar ti flee 
heart i ly 
phar ma cy 
ar gu merit 
guar di an 

4 

Cal i co 
at tri bute 
an ec dote 
mag ni fy 
can die stick 
sat is fy 
ap pe tite 
al co hoi 
ban ish ment 
cab i net 
char i ty 
fam i ly 
man i fest 
ad mi ral 

5 

Al ma nac 
for ti fy 
for ti tude 
mor ti fy 
or di nate 
fal si fy 
al der man 
or di nance 



laud a ble 
talk a tive 

8 

Min is ter 
min is try 
mil li ner 
prin ci pie 
trin i ty 
vis i ble 
wil der ness 
bit ter ness 
cit i zen 
in fan cy 
dig ni ty 
in di go 
rid i cule 
in no cent 
hin der ance 
in ter val 
min er al 
in te gral 
dis ci pline 
cyl in der 
dif fer ence 
his to ry 
sym pa thy 
pyr a mid 

14 

Mu ti ny 
nu mer ous 



nu tn ment 
u ni ty 
u ni verse 
cu ra ble 
lu era tive 
mu ta ble 
pu ri fy 
beau ti ful 
ju ve nile 
pleu ri sy 
eu lo gj 
du ra ble 
suit a ble 
pu e rile 
stu di ous 

ii * 

Move a ble 
fool ish ness 

14 

Ru di ment* 
cru el ty 
scru ti ny 
cru ci ble 
ru mi nate 

9 

Glo ri ous 
ho li ness 
o pi urn 
po et ry 
no ble man 



* Mr. Walker pronounces this class of words as if u had the 
sound of o in move. 






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o di ous 
o di um 
o pen ing 

10 

But ter fly 
mul ber ry 
pun ish ment 
ur gen cy 
cus torn er 
sub stan tive 
sum ma ry 
cul ti vate 
mul ti ply 
mul ti tude 
pub li can 
come li ness 
col or ing 
com fort er 
cov er in£ 
cov et ous 
nur ser y 
com pa ny 
con sta ble 
pul ver ize 
col an der 
cour te sy 
cov e nant 

6 

Bot a ny 
or a cle 
prob a ble 
con tra ry 
pos i tive 



con se crate 
ob li gate 
por ce lain 
prom i nent 
con ti nent 
con fi dence 
prov i dence 
pros per ous 
con sti tute 
Ion gi tude 
sol i tude 
con tra band 
log a rithms 
vol a tile 
cop per as 
op po site 
lot ter y 
prop er ty 
mod es ty 
mon i tor 
of fi cer 
ob vi ous 
oc cu py 
prop a gate 
pros e lyte 
tol er ate 
con ju gate 
or a tor 
ox y o-en 
op er ate 
cod i cil 
or i gin 
pol i tics 



E qui nox 
ge ni us 
me di um 
pe ri od 
re qui em 
pre mi um 
peace a ble 
peace a bly 
peace ful ness 
de cen cy 
e ven ing 
re gen cy 
wea ri ness 
sea son ing 
fre quent ly 
fe ver ish 
hea then ish 
rea son ing 
re al ly 
te di ous 
seem ing ly 

13 

Piety 
vi o late 
vi o let 
i ron y 
ni tro gen 
mi cro scope 
di a lect 
di a gram 
vi o lence 
vi o lent 
hy dro gen 



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SECTION XLII. 

WORDS OF THREE SYLLABLES, 

THE SECOND. 

1 ;. 

Ac quaint ance tor pe do 
ere a tor 



e qua tor - 
re main der 
ap prais er 
spec ta tor 
dis a ble 
sur vej or 
a bate ment 
ar range ment 
ar ca nura 
po ma turn 
ver ba tim 
vol ca no 
tor na do 
po ta to 
oc ta vo 
mo 5a ic 
pro 5a ic 
tes ta tor 



im peach ment 
ly ce um 
se ce der 
in he rent 
co he rent 
mu se um 
pan the on 
de mean or 

13 

De ci pher 
a sy lum 
de ci sive 
en light en 
en vi ron 
dis ci pie 
in qui ry 
sub scri ber 
re ci tal 
re qui tal 



pro fane ness re pri sal 
en dan gex re vi sal 
dis grace ful 



Re deem er 
ap pear ance 
ca the dral 
be liev er 
de ceiv er 
de ceit ful 



ex cise man 
de vi ser 
di vi sor 
pro vi so 
in vi ting 
ho ri zon 
un mind ful 
de ni al 



ACCENTED ON 

9 

Cor ro sive 
so no rous 
de co rum 
oc to ber 
he ro ic 
en gross ment 
re mote ness 

14 

De lu sive 
a bu sive 
tri bu nal 
dif fu sive 
il lu sive 
re fu sal 
pol lu ted 
ex clu sive 
in hu man 
ob du rate 
in clu sive 

4 

As sas sin 
at trac tive 
de tach ment 
e las tic 
a ban don 
in hab it 
pe dan tic 
ro man tic 
dra mat ic 
fa nat ic 



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Re mem brance Im por tant Ac cus torn 
re sem blance per form ance tri umph ant 



ail then tic 
de fend ant 
de scend ant 
re pen tance 
di lem ma 
pre cep tor 
re mem ber 
de cep tive 
de fen sive 
re venge ml 
re fresh ment 
re sent ment 
en deav or 
in tes tine 
dis sem ble 
to ge^i er 
in ven tive 
in dent ure 
ex ces sive 
ac cept ance 



an oth er 
dis cov er 
pro mul gate 
con sump tive 

8 

Re mit tance 
re sis tance 
a bridge ment 
vin die tive 
con sid er 



a bor tive 
dis or der 
im mor tal 
in form a] 
in form er 
in form ing 
mis for tune 

6 

De mol ish 
de pos it 
ac knowl edge con sis tent 
a dop ted sub mis sive 

a pos tate e clip tic 

re mon strate pro lif ic 
re mon strance in trin sic 
a bol ish un skil ful 

as ton ish in sip id 

a pos tie e lix ir 

im post ure de liv er 
de mon strate af flic tive 



We should be careful not to think ourselves 
better than we really are, nor believe others 
to be worse than they are. 

Tricks and deceit are practised by fools, 
who have not sense enough to be honest. 

It is easy to tell one lie, but it is hard to 
tell only one. One lie requires ten more to 
maintain it, and those ten a hundred more to 
support them. 

6* 



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WORDS OF 



SECTION XLIII. 

THREE SYLLABLES, 
THE THIRD. 



En ter tain 
ap per tain 
as cer tain 
can non ade 
o ver take 
dis en gage 
ser e nade 
lem on ade 
am bus cade 
in ter change 
un der take 
o ver rate 
bal us trade 
mis be have 

13 

Ad ver tise 
cir cum scribe 
co in cide 
im po lite 
un der line 
in ter line 
su per scribe 



En gi neer 
in com plete 
guar an tee 
mag a zine 
gren a dier 
pri va teer 
dis ap pear 
in ter cede 
in ter vene 
vol un teer 
bom ba sin 
un be lief 
su per sede 
in ter weave 
in ter fere 
in sin cere 
per se vere 
su per vene 
dis e steem 
dis a gree 
in dis creet 



ACCENTED ON 

2 

Rep re sent 
rep re hend 
dis re spect 
un der sell 
rec om mend 

9 

De com pose 
in ter pose 
dis com mode 
ev er more 

14 

Im por tune 
im ma ture 
pre ma ture 
in tro duce 

8 

In ter mix 
in dis tinct 
in ter diet 
vi o lin 
con tra diet 
man u mit 



Which is the accented syllable ? 
sound has it ? 



What 



We can tell lies by our looks, as well as 
by our words. 



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Words in which Tion, Sion, Cion, and Cian, are 
pronounced Shun. 

SECTION XLIV. 

WORDS OF TWO SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON 
THE FIRST. 



Na tion 
ra tion 
sta tion 
gre cian 
lo tion 
mo tion 
no tion 



po tion 
por tion 
pen sion 
ten sion 
men tion 
lee tion 
sec tion 



ver sion 
ac tion 
fac tion 
frac tion 
cap tion 
man sion 
cau tion 



auc tion 
tor sion 
mis sion 
die tion 
fie tion 
fric tion 



SECTION XLV. 

WORDS OF THREE SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON 



Va ca tion 
sal va tion 
e qua tion 
temp ta tion 
pro ba tion 
quo ta tion 
lo ca tion 
no ta tion 
ro ta tion 
vo ca tion 
in fla tion 
ob la tion 



THE SECOND. 

pros tra tion 
trans la tion 
for ma tion 
stag na tion 
nar ra tion 
mi gra tion 
vi bra tion 
o ra tion 
du ra tion 
ci ta tion 
sen sa tion 
die ta tion 



plan ta tion 
tax a tion 

2 

Af fee tion 
ag gres sion 
at ten tion 
trans gres sion 
de cep tion 
di rec tion* 
di ges tion* 
di gres sion* 
di men sion* 



* In the first syllable of these words, i has the same sound as 
in pin. The teacher should be very careful not to pronounce 
it long, as in pipe. 



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de jec tion 
de clen sion 
re cep tion 
re demp tion 
com plex ion 
con fes sion 
se lee tion 
con nee tion 
re flee tion 
in flee tion 
sub jec tion 
in fee tion 
pro tec tion 
cor rec tion 
ex cep tion 
in ven tion 

8 

Pre die tion 
af flic tion 
con vie tion 
dis tine tion 
pre scrip tion 
pro scrip tion 
re stric tion 
nu tri tion 
mu ni tion 
fru i tion 
tu i tion 
po si tion 
pe ti tion 
se di tion 
e di tion 



ad di tion 
am bi tion 
ad mis sion 
per mis sion 
in scrip tion 
sub scrip tion 
par ti tion 
in flic tion 

9 

De vo tion 
e mo tion 
pro por tion 
com mo tion 
ap por tion 
pro mo tion 

14 

Pol lu tion 
so lu tion 
ab lu tion 

4 

At trac tion 
de trac tion 
in frac tion 
dis trac tion 
trans ac tion 
re frac tion 
ab strac tion 
sub trac tion 
com pas sion 
im pas sion 
ex pan sion 
ex trac tion 



Cor rup tion 
e rup tion 
re due tion 
com punc tion 
de due tion 
in due tion 
in struc tion 
pro due tion 
de struc tion 
ob struc tion 
con struc tion 
con junc tion 
in junc tion 
ab due tion 
com pul sion 
ex pul sion 
con vul sion 
re pul sion 
dis cus sion 
per cus sion 
ex cur sion 
in cur sion 

7 

Com pie tion 
de pie tion 
se ere tion 
con ere tion 

5 

Ex tor tion 
con tor tion 
dis tor tion 
pre cau tion 



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SECTION XLVI. 

WORDS OF FOUR SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON 
THE FIRST. 

When i follows the accent, it has the same sound as in ship. 
The teacher should be careful to observe this rule. 

1 

A mi a ble ex eel len cy 

va ri a ble gen er ous ly 

pa tri ot ism veg et a ble 

fa vor a ble rev er ent ly 

va ri ous ly leg is la tive 

4 ef n* ca cy 

Ap pli ca ble e qui ta ble 

nav i ga ble es ti ma ble 

ad mi ra ble nee es sa ry 

am i ca ble gen er al ly 

char i ta ble tes ti mo ny 

tab er na cle feb ra a ry 

ac cu ra cy 8 

al le go ry Dil i gent ly 

an nu al ly im pi ous ly 

jan u a. ry in fi nite ly 

sal u ta ry in no cent ly 

prac ti ca ble in ti mate ly 

2 crim in al ly 

Rev o ca ble mis sion a ry 

des pi ca ble mis er a ble 

del i ca cy 6 

spec u la live _ Tol er a ble 

pref er a ble prof it a ble 

ven er a ble hos pit a ble 

tern per a ture com men ta ry 

em in ent ly con se quent ly 

ev i dent ly mon i to ry 



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SECTION XL VII. 

WORDS OF FOUR SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON 
THE SECOND. 

In these words, where i occurs, in the third syllable, it should 
have its short sound, as in ship. 



Spon ta ne ous 
pre ca ri ous 
ter ra que ous 
out rage ous ly 
li bra ri an 
a ma zing ly 
com pla cen cy 
trans pa ren cy 
gram ma ri an 

7 

A gree a ble 
e the re al 
im pe ri ous 
mys te ri ous 
in ge ni ous 
pos te ri or 

9 

No to ri ous 
com mo di ous 
har mo ni ous 
la bo ri ous 
de plo ra ble 
er ro ne ous 
vic-to ri ous 

14 

Ob scu ri ty 
com mu ni ty 
com mu ni cate 



ex cu 5a ble 
pe nu ri ous 
an nu i ty 
ma tu ri ty 

4 

Mag nan im ous 
a nal o gous 
a nal y sis 
e van ge list 
em phat ic al 
ex trav a gant 
ty ran nic al 
mis an thro py 
com par a tive 
com par i son 
u nan im ous 
co ag u late 

2 

Ac cep ta ble 
af fee tion ate 
pa ren the sis 
be nev o lence 
e phem e ris 
re cep ta cle 
re spec ta ble 
per cep ti ble 
ex ter mi nate 
im per a tive 



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in flex i ble 
in sen si ble 
in her i tance 
in tern per ance 
po et ic al 
sus cep ti ble 

8 

Le git i mate 
re crim in ate 
ar tic u late 
a nth me tic 
mag nif i cent 
e pit o me 
ri die u lous* 
si mil i tude* 
in vis i ble 
po lit ic al 
pro mis cu ous 
vo cif er ous 
so lil o quy 
con spic u ous 
con tig u ous 
con spir a cy 

s 

A bom in ate 
Br non y mous 
au then i ty 
a poc a lypse 
a poc ry pha 
a pos tro phe 



de mon stra ble 
re spon si ble 
con com i tant 
the oc ra cy 
the ol o gy 
e qual i ty 
ge om e try 
hy poc ri sy 
phe nom e non 
rhe tor ic al 
thex mom e ter 
dis con so late 

10 

Cir cum fer ence 
al ter na tive 
re cov er y 
re sus ci tate 
dis cov er y 
il lus tri ous 
in dus tri ous 
en cour age ment 
dis cour age ment 
en cour ag ing 
dis col or ing 
dis cour te ous 
tri um phant ly 
com bus ti ble 
con struct \ve ness 
de struct i ble 
de struc tive ness 



* J, in the first syllable of these words, is short, as in pin. 



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SECTION XLVIII. 

WORDS OF FOUR SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON 
THE THIRD. 

1 

Al ter a tion per spi ra tion 

ac cu 5a tion res pi ra tion 

ad mi ra tion rev e la tion 

an i ma tion trep i da tion 

ap pli ca tion des o la tion 

nav i ga tion ren o va tion 

hab i ta tion rep ro ba tion 

ad o ra tion res to ra tion 

av o ca tion rev o ca tion 

ap pro ba tion em u la tion 

af ri da vit ref u ta tion 

trans por ta tion rep u ta tion 

me di a tor ex pec ta tion 

dem on stra tion ex tir pa tion 

dec la ma tion gen er a tion 

dec la ra tion prep ar a tion 

deg ra da tion ven er a tion 

def a ma tion res er va tion 

ex ha la tion ref or ma tion 

ex pla na tion res ig na tion 

sep ar a tion per tur ba tion 

rep ar a tion in cli na tion 

ded i ca tion con firm a tion 

dep re da tion con stel la tion 

der i va tion con ster na tion 

des ti na tion con tern pla tion 

em i gra tion ob ser va tion 

ex pi ra tion con fis ca tion 



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proc la ma tion 
con ju ga tion 
con so la tion 
cor o na tion 
prov o ca tion 
pub li ca tion 
sup pli ca tion 

4 

Ar o mat ic 

math e mat ics 
sat is fac tion 
ben e fac tion 
ben e fac tor 
ev er las ting 
pu tre fac tion 

7 

An te ce dent 
sac ri le gious 
per se ve ranee 
hy me ne al 
in co he rent 



dis ap pear ance 
in co he re nee 

2 

Al to geth er 
ac ci den tal 
ap pre hen sion 
sac ra men tal 
res ur rec tion 
en er get ic 
pred e ces sor 
in de pend ent 
o ri en tal 
or na men tal 
com pre hen sion 
con de seen sion 
fun da men tal 

8 

Ben e die tion 
sci en tif ic 
in con sis tent 
be a tif ic 



Christ 

chrism 

chasm 

chyle 

scheme 

ache 

school 



SECTION XLIX. 

CA, in this section, sound like k. 

chron ic ep och arch ives 



chrome 
cho rus 
cha os 
ech o 



mon arch schoo ner 
sched ule chem is tr 



it we 



chris tian chrys^ nt 
stomach arp^^ 

Christ mas h lach jy yirtuous who 

pas chal tro chea- 

7 



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SECTION L. 

In this section, sion is pronounced zhun, and z and s have 
the force of zh, when preceded by a vowel with the accent, and 
followed by ia, ie, io, or u long. 

1 

ef fu sion cor ro sion 

dif fu sion 2 

il lu sion Meas ure 

ox clu sion pleas ure 

in tru sion treas ure 

con tu sion dis pleas ure 

se clu sion 8 
ob tru sion 



A zure 

ra zure 

gra zier 

bra sier 

a bra sion 

e va sion 

in va sion 

oc ca sion 

dis sua sion 

per sua sion 

\ 14 
\^\i sion 

delu sion 
pro fu s. 10n 
al lu sion 
af fu sion 
con clu sion 
in fu sion 



Sei zure 
lei sure 

9 

Dis clo sure 
en clo sure 
ex po sure 
dis po sure 
ex plo sion 
com po sure 



Col lis ion 
de cis ion 
de ris ion 
pre cis ion 
pro vis ion 
re vis ion 
di vis ion 
in cis ion 
ex cis ion 
re cis ion 
e lis ion 



A reproof, modestly given, is a favor, more 
to be valued than a thousand flatteries. 
The best wit in the world is seen when 
-cunmend virtue. 

- ^'t|iiooften make i^ioney out of the 

der '^sShsaoften show thoir weakness 
des ti i^ t |L, 

em i gra U^ we shall ca tch larks, 
ex pi ra tion 



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SECTION LI. 

In this section, u, immediately following the accent, should 
have its full sound, as in tube. 

The words should be pronounced according to the division of 

the syllables. 

4 2 

Lect ure 



Capt ure 
rapt ure 
fract ure 
stat ure 
stat ue 
stat ute 
act u al 
act u ate 
sat u rate 
nat u ral 
act u al ly 
nat u ral ly 
nat u ral ist 
stat u a ry 

3 

Past ure 
past ur age 



gest ure 
vest tire 
vent ure 
text ure 
ed u cate 
cred u lous 
pend u lous 
pend u lum 
sec u lar 

7 

Creat ure 
feat ure 

8 

Pict ure 
mixt ure 
script ure 



strict ure 
fix ure 
fixt ure 
script u ral 
rit u al 

2 

E vent u al 
con tempt u ous 
ad vent ur ous 
con ject u ral 
ef feet u al 
im pet u ous 
per pet u al 
tem pest u ous 
e vent u ate 
de bent ure 
in dent ure 



When fools become wise, jugglers will be 
of no consequence. 

Time is what we want most, but what we 
often use worst. 

No person can be idle and innocent. 

It takes many things to make us wise. 

But any one can be good and virtuous who 
wills to be so. 



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PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



SECTION LII. 

WORDS OF FIVE SYLLABLES, 
THE THIRD. 

4 

Prin ci pal i ty 
ge o graph ic al 
reg u lar i ty 
sim i lar i ty 
sin gu lar i ty 
lib er al i ty 
sys tern at ic al 
typ o graph ic al 
hos pi tal i ty 
pop u lar i ty 



Ac a dem ic al 
ar gu merit a tive 
the o ret ic al 
rep re sent a tive 
im per cep ti hie 
in dis pen sa hie 
com pre hen si ble 

8 

In con sid er ate 
mag na nim i ty 
u na nim i ty 
val e die to ry 
plau si bil i ty 
fal li bil i ty 



ACCENTED ON 



e qui lib ri um 
per pen die u lar 
sen si bil i ty 
hyp o erit ic al 
ir re sist i ble 
in con sid er ate 
vis i bil i ty 
mon o syl la ble 
prob a bil i ty 



Trig o nom e try 
cu ri os i ty 
phil o soph ic al 
et y mol o gy 
as tro nom ic al 

14 

Op por tu ni ty 
am bi gu i ty 
su per flu i ty 
ex com mu ni cate 
per* s pi cu i ty 
im por tu ni ty 
con ti gu i ty 
in con gru i ty 
per pe tu i ty 



Think before you promise. 

It is easier to promise, than to perform. 



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SECTION LIII. 

WORDS OF FIVE SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON 
THE FOURTH. 



Mul ti pli ca tion 
ab bre vi a tion 
grat i fi ca tion 
rat i fi ca tion 
sane ti fi ca tion 
ap pro pri a tion 
ad min is tra tion 
de n om in a tion 
de ter min a tion 
pre des tin a tion 
e jac u la tion 
re gen er a tion 



re tal i a tion 
cir cum val la tion 
ed i fi ca tion 
civ i li za tion 
sig ni fi ca tion 
in tox i ca tion 
for ti fi ca tion 
or gan i za tion 
com mem o ra tion 
con sid er a tion 
mor ti fi ca tion 
qual i fi ca tion 



SECTION LIV. 

In this section, r, when in an unaccented syllable, and fol- 
lowed by a vowel, has the power of a consonant, and the sound 
of y ; as in Saviour, which is pronounced save-yur. 



Sav iour 




bill iards 


Val iant 


al ien 




min ion 


val iant \y 


braz ier 




pill ion 


com pan ion 


graz ier 




pin ion 


bat tal ion 


al ien ate 




trill ion 


10 


al ien able 




brill iant 


Cull ion 


al ien a tion 




filial 


scull ion 


8 


ver mil ion 


on ion 


Bill ion 


pa 


vil ion 


14 


mill ion 


do 


min ion 


Un ion 


bil ious 


o pin ion 


com mun ion 




7 


i 





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SECTION LV. 

In this section, cious, tious, and ceous, are pronounced shus. 



Spa cious 
gra cious 
vex a tious 
au da cious 
sa ga cious 
fal la cious 
ca pa cious 
ra pa cious 
te na cious 
vo ra cious 
lo qua cious 
ce ta ceous 
ere ta ceous 



ve ra cious 
cms ta ceous 
her ba ceous 

2 

Con ten tious 
sen ten tious 
li cen tious 

8 

Fic ti tious 
pro pi tious 
fla g\ tious 
nu tri tious 
of fi cious 



se di tious 
de li cious 
si li cious 
ma li cious 
per ni cious 
sus pi cious 
ca pri cious 
aus pi cious 
ju di cious 

9 

Fe ro cious 
a tro cious 
pre co cious 



Death will come at last. The wise and 
good will not be in any dread of his approach. 

Life is short, but long enough to prepare 
for dying peacefully. 

Wicked men die many times. The good 
man never tastes death but once. 

Good boys do not spoil their books. 

Take pains, and try to read well. 

Mind the stops. What stop is that ? 

It is a full stop. Charles has read a 
page now. 

This is a page. This is a leaf. 

A page is one side of a leaf. 

Now shut the book, and put it by. 



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SECTION LVI. 

There are but few simple words in our language. B and M 
are often prefixes. The teacher should select some simple word, 
— ice, for instance, — write it on the blackboard, and require 
the class to write it on their slates. Then write it again, and 
call the attention of the class to it. Then prefix r. It is then 
rice. To that, prefix p. It is then price After a class has been 
exercised with the words in this section, which will occupy 
them several days, other similar simple words may be selected 
from the first part of this spelling-book, or from Sections lxiii., 
lxiv., and lxv. 

The child should be taught to form words, as soon as he can, 
without assistance. A few simple words may be written on the 
blackboard, for the child to begin with. The teacher might call 
up the class, and give them all the same word, requiring them to 
prefix and then affix letters. It would be a good plan, to allow 
each one to make as many words, from one simple one, as he 
can. 

From the word ape, for instance, we can have cape, scape, 
shape, shapen. From ark we can have park, lark, dark, darken, 
&.c. The scholars should write all the words on their slates. 
Exercises like these are of much importance. 



Ace 


sled 


nail 


harm 


lace 


ice 


snail 


charm 


place 


rice 


rail 


take 


race 


price 


trail 


taken 


grace 


trice 


lad 


braze 


brace 


thrice 


glad 


brazen 


rave 


bake 


had 


shake 


brave 


baken 


shad 


shaken 


lave 


grave 


awl 


you 


slave 


graven 


crawl 


your 


an 


broke 


scrawl 


ate 


pan 


broken 


sprawl 


late 


span 


ear 


art 


slate 


led 


lear 


tart 


plate 


bled 


clear 


start 


lain 


fled 


ail 


arm 


slain 



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raise 


park 


grape 


end 


praise 


shark 


age 


lend 


at 


spoke 


rage 


blend 


rat 


spoken 


hen 


ell 


brat 


ripe 


then 


well 


all 


ripen 


aft 


swell 


tall 


eat 


raft 


bell 


stall 


heat 


graft 


smell 


for 


cheat 


ore 


shape 


fork 


wheat 


core 


shapen 


forked 


ape 


score 


ease 


ark 


cape 


pine 


lease 


hark 


scape 


spine 


please 



SECTION LVII. 

When the child has been thoroughly exercised in the preced- 
ing section, he may then write on his slate the following words, 
with all the prefixes that are ever placed before any of them, of 
which there are several ; as, un, (which is the principal one,) re, 
en and em, in and im, &c. 

Only a few words should be taken for a lesson. 



un do 


un common 


un happy 


deck 


cover 


healthy 


cord 


deceived 


heard 


cork 


easy 


hinge 


cap 


equal 


holy 


broken 


fasten 


joint 


bridle 


fold 


just 


chaste 


friendly 


kind 


chastely 


graceful 


lade 


clouded 


grateful 


like 


comely 


handy 


lock 



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un lucky 


un arm 


un clean 


make 


bar 


cleanly 


mask 


believing 


civil 


moved 


belief 


clog 


safe 


bend 


close 


seal 


bidden 


clothe 


sound 


bias 


clothed 


told 


bolt 


coil 


spotted 


born 


coiled 


worthy 


bound 


concern 


ripe 


burden 


concerned 


tie 


cage 


condemned 


bind 


called 


feeling 


wind 


case 


dress 


furl 


ceasing 


mixed 


curl 


chain 


wrought 


able 


chained 


formed 


aided 


claimed 


sought 



SECTION LVIII. 

When the child has been thoroughly exercised in the pre- 
ceding section, he may then write, on the slate, the following 
words, with all the suffixes that are ever placed after them, of 
which there are several; as, ness, (the principal one,) hj, &c. 



Fit NESS 


vast NESS 


old NESS 


neat 


slow 


bold 


great 


fair 


mild 


sweet 


numb 


wild 


soft 


dead 


wicked 


apt 


red 


blessed 


pert 


naked 


bald 


chaste 


sad 


kind 



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blind ness 


rash ness 


warm ness 


fond 


fresh 


lean 


sound 


shy 


clean 


good 


bleak 


plain 


loud 


weak 




rude 


slack 


Y changed into I. 


like 


thick 


giddy • ) 
giddiness ) 


feeble 


sick 


noble 


meek 


heaMy 


idle 


dark 


mhy 


tame 


brisk 


worthy 


hard 


small 


godly 


hoarse 


full 


goodly 


obtuse 


ill 


comely 


tall 


still 


lovely 


white 


dull 


u E ] y 


black 


useful 


holy 


polite 


sinful 


lazy 


forgive 


foul 


heavy 


stiff 


calm 


weary 


big 


dim 


happy 


rich 


grim 


lofty 



SECTION LIX. 

The teacher should now call up his class, and write on the 
blackboard a simple word, then write it again with a suffix, and 
then again with another suffix; as, for example, fear, fearful, 
fearfully, fearfulne.ss. Most of the words in this section will 
admit of several suffixes. Several simple words should then 
be given to the class, and they should be required to write 
the derivative words, without the dictation of the teacher. 
They should be encouraged to write as many derivatives as 
they can. The teacher should make the proper corrections, 
when mistakes are committed. It will be well to give, in sue- 



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cession, words having different suffixes; as, handful, peacefully, 
slothfulness , &c, and not in the order in which they are here 
arranged. 



Hand ful 


1 scorn ful ly 


spoon 


mourn 


mouth 


wo 


youth 


fear 


venge 


wonder 


worship 


cheer 


help 


power 


peace ful ly 


success 


dread 


distress 


wake 


bliss 


shame 


doubt 


bane 


neglect 


tune 


respect 


care 


forget FUL NESS 


ire 


fret 


dire 


delight ful ly 


use 


right 


spite 


fright 


waste 


fruit FUL NESS 


rue 


event 


wrong 


art ful ly 


wish 


boast 


wrath 


distrust ful ness 


mirth 


mistrust 


siolh FUL NESS 


awe 


sin 


aw FUL 


will 


play ful ly 


wil FUL LY 


JOJ FUL LY 


disdain 


joy FUL NESS 


pain 


blame less 



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SECTION LX. 

This section is designed particularly for the slate. The child 
should be taught to fill out all the blank derivatives. . 

The words in this section admit of many prefixes and suffixes ; 
as, grace, graceful, gracefully, grace-fulness, ungraceful, ungrace- 
fulness, ungracefully, graceless, gracclessness, gracious, un- 
gracious; and so of the others. 



UN mind ful 


UN fit NESS 


grace ful 


kind 


grace ful ly 


fair 


grace ful ness 


sound 


grate 


like 


hope 


happy 


fe\th 


happi ness 


heak/i 


holy 


/Aank 




skill 


Without the 'prefix Un. 


fruit 


care less 


hurt 


care less ly 


law 


care less ness 


heed 


list 


bought 


heed 


need 


help 




fear 


Y changed into I. 


hope 


pity 


life 


UN pit i FUL 


shame 


mercj 


bound 


duty 


woxth 


worthy 


rest 


worthi ness 


spot 



Time well spent is sure of its reward. 



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SECTION LXI. 

EXERCISE FOR THE BLACKBOARD AND SLATE. 

The teacher should explain all such words as grave. It means 
to write, and also the place in which we are buried. Why is it 
so called ? 



re bound 


RE 


new 


en rage 


call 




P a y 


large 


capture 




place 


gulf 


claim 




turn 


tomb 


coil 




view 


grave 


count 




vile 


snare 


course 




appoint 


trap 


fine 




enact 


courage 


form 




criminate 


j°y 


gain 


EN 


able 


slave 


hear 




compass 


case 


join 




tangle 


noble 


move 




force 




Fool 


use 




haste 


fool JSH 


use 


FUL 


hasty 


fool ISHLY 


use 


LESS 


hasti ly 


fool ISH NESS 


use 


FUL NESS 


cost 


folly 


use 


FUL LY 


cost LY 


full 


clean 


ea.se 


ful LY 


cleanse 


easy 


ful NESS 


clean ly 


easi ly 


brute 


warm 


un easy 


brut ish 


warm ly 


un easi ness 



A life of idleness is a life of sin, 
8 



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SECTION LXII. 

EXERCISE FOR THE BLACKBOARD AND SLATE. 



Amend ment 


attach ment 


oak en 


entice 


retrench 


silk 


advance 


establish 


black 


commence 


banish 


slack 


enforce 


astonish 


drunk 


agree 


nourish 


dark 


engage 
manage 
arrange 


merry 
merri ment 
conceal 


deep 
beat 
wheat 


enlarge 


install 


sweet 


defile 


assign 


straight 


settle 


attain 


shake 


atone 


discern 


shak en 


retire 


equip 


forsake 


acquire 
allure 


encamp 
endear 


take 
mistake 


measure 
abase 


prefer 
indict 


wake 
like 


amuse 


resent 


spoke 


abate 


content 


broke 


excite 


oint 


ripe 


pave 
achieve 


enjoy 
employ 


fat 
fat TEN 


move 


concern 


bite 


improve 


command 


bit TEN 


amaze 


invest 


smite 


abridge 


bereave 


smit ten 


impeach 
detach 


require 
announce 


rot 
rot TEN 



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SECTION LXIIL 

The teacher should pronounce the primitive word, and the 
scholar should spell all the derivatives, or write them on a slate. 
The latter method is preferable. 



Spy 


hope 


cry 


eat 


spies 


hoped 


crying 


eating 


spied 


hoping 


cried 


eaten 


spying 


hopeful 


crier 


eater 


lie 


hopefully 


loud 


ate 


lies 


smoke 


louder 


breath 


lying 


smoking 


loudest 


breathe 


tie 


smoked 


loudly 


breathing 


ties 


toss 


loudness 


kind 


tied 


tossed 


run 


kinder 


tying 


tossing 


runner 


kindest 


untie 


kiss 


running 


kindness 


fly 


kissed 


ran 


kindliness 


flies 


kissing 


fast 


kindly 


rob 


sin 


faster 


love 


robbed 


sinned 


fastest 


lover 


robber 


sinner 


bring 


loved 


v_ ..ViV. j ¥-» cr 


sinning 
mi5Mi? b 

play 


bringing 


loving 


calling 
fill 


quickest 


Ipjelv 


filled 
filling 
kill 
killed 


playing 
played 
player 
playful 


quickly 
draw 
drawing 
drawn 


giving 
given 

gift 
gifts 


killing 


playfully 


drew 


giver 



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SECTION LXIV. 



The words in this section are irregular in the formation of 
their derivatives. The scholar will need considerable assistance 
in writing them. 



Be 


flee 


show 


g° 


being 


fled 


showed 


going 


been 


fly 


showing 


gone 


begin 


flew 


shown 


have 


beginning 


flying 


sit 


haying 


began 


flown 


sat 


had 


begun 


freeze 


sitting 


hide 


bite 


froze 


slay 


hid 


biter 


frozen 


slew 


hiding 


bit 


freezing 


slaying 


hidden 


biting 


lie 


slain 


knit 


bitten 


lay 


spake 


knitted 


break 


lying 


speak 


knitting 


broke 


lain 


speaker 


know 


breaking 


ride 


speakest 


knowing 


broken 


riding 


speaking 


knew 


cXoik 
cloth'ing 
clothier 
dream 
dreamed 
dreamer 
dreamt 
dreaming 


rode 

seeing 
seen 


stole 

stealing 

stolen 


taken 
taker 
took 


unseen 

shake 

shook 

shaking 

shaken 


swear 

sware 

swore 

swearing 

sworn 


write 

wrote 

written 

writer 

writing 



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SECTION LXV. 

WORDS FROM WHICH MANY DERIVATIVES MAY 
BE FORMED. 



Make 


greedy 


lau°;h 


silly 


j°7 


waste 


mother 


sharp 


gentle 


just 


hate 


select 


form 


real 


rise 


pray 


adore 


think 


favor 


might 


faint 


terror 


choose 


patron 


carry 


weigh 


cruel 


mourn 


tame 


offer 


learn 


duty 


rough 


shade 


spirit 


guard 


move 


write 


save 


offend 


add 


simple 


juice 


slave 


believe 


please 


deny 


wise 


penny 


forget 


peace 


hero 


credit 


tread 


method 


know 


legal 


profit 


half 


tempt 


work 


shake 


secret 


stand 


vary 


lose 


bare 


create 


storm 


virtue 


buoy 


brave 


adorn 


guilt 


little 


proud 


rain 


allow 


boast 


equal 


fright 


praise 


envy 


owe 


divide 


m 


help 


open 


wool 


civil 



SECTION LXVI. 

NAMES OF PARTS OF THE HUMAN BODY, AND 
REFERENCES TO SOME OF THEIR FUNCTIONS. 



Head 


. £/rinks 


teeth . 


. bite 


eyes . 


. see 


lungs . 


. breathe 


ears . 


. hear 


heart . 


. beats 


nose 


. smells 


throat . 


. swal lows 


month 


. . eats 


pal ate 


. tastes 


tongue 


. . speaks 
8 * 


feet . . 


. walk 



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Iiv er . 




se cretes . 


. . bile 


lac te ah 
stom ach 


i . . . . 


con vey 

di gests . . 


. . chyle 
. . food 


gas tric^ 


uice . . 


dis solves . 


. . food 


skull 


chin 


chew 


mus cles 


haii- 
neck 


glands 
toe 


fat 
nerves 


mem brane 
el bow 


back 


toes 


skin 


an kle 


breast 


bone 


hreath 


cu tis 


arms 


bones 


Plumbs 


i ris 


wrist 


nails 


lobes 


mar row 


hand 


veins 


shoul der 


ab do men 


foot 


blood 


fore arm 


ar te ries 


shin 


spine 


mu cus 


era ni urn 


leg 


face 


tho rax 


sa li va 


knee 


cheeks 


fin gers 


ret i na 


heel 


jaw 
SEC 


la rynx 


ep i der mis 




TION LXVII. 




NAMES OF THINGS WHICH ARE EATEN. 


Beef 
pork 


peas 
oys ters 


mel ons 
ap pies 


cab bao-e 
plums 


veal 


rai sins 


rice 


rad ish es 


lamb 


bread 


clams 


beans 


mut ton 


cheese 


figs 


lob sters 


fowl 
fish 
ham 
corn 


but ter 
milk 

egg* 
cu cum 


hon ey pears 
sug ar peach es 
po ta toes squash 
bers beets pump kin 



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SECTION LXVIII. 



NAMES OF THINGS BOUGHT AT THE SHOPS 



Calico 


mittens 


pencils 


muslin 
lace 


handkerchiefs 
cravats 


crayons 
glass 


ZAread 

buttons 

needles 


tabby 
lustring; 
cassimere, or 


chalk 

soap 

starch 


Wimbles 
shawls 


kerseymere 
cambric 


cordage 
madder 


bonnets 

tape 

satinet 


dimity 

powder 

shot 


wine 

tea 

souchong* 


silks 
hose 
velvet 


paper 
quills 
varnish 


hyson 
bohea 
chocolate 


umbrella 


salt 


cocoaf 


wadding 


knives 


coffee 


gloves 
shoes 


forks 
nails 


g'mger 
mace 


stockings 


screws 


spice 



SECTION LXIX. 

NAMES OF TREES AND PLANTS. 



As pen 
pep per pot 
am a ran//i 
but ter cup 



co lum bine 
el der 

g\\ \y flow er 
i ris 



ivy 
li lac 
lu pine 
myr tie 



Pronounced soo shong. 



t Co co. 



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pink 


car a way 


stra mo ni um 


rose ma ry 


cat nip 


sweet bri er 


al oes 


dan de li on 


wheat 


bal sam 


gen tian 


oats 


blue ber ry 


rasp ber ry 


bean 


al der 


pen ny roy al 


ma pie 


but ter nut 


broom corn 


ash 


bone set 


cam o mile 


peach 


cay enne 


dai sy 


su mach 


pep per 


ge ra ni um 


silk weed 


co lum bo 


clo ver 


sas sa fras 


g™ ge* 


hoi ly rose 


ver vain 


rhu barb 


lau rel 


thyme 


pep per mint 


lem on 


wood bine 


star wort 


lo cust 


bar ley 


car na tion 


saf fron 


mil let 


cow slip 


night shade 


to ma to 


flax 


prim rose 


beech 


grape 


an gel i ca 


pine 


hoi ly hock 


an ise 


fir 


jon quil 


bay tree 


rice 


lav en der 


this tie 


tan sy 


Hly 


blood root 


spike nard 


mar i gold 


bur dock 


sor rel 


net tie 


cin na mon 


tu lip 


poppy 


cher ry 


yar row 


sage 


elm 


rye 


ser pen ta ri a 


gold thread 


spruce 


balm 


spear mint 


birch 


black ber ry 


sweet flag 


wal nut 


box wood 


sun flow er 


ce dar 


brake 


straw ber ry 


oak 



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SECTION LXX.* 

SIMPLE CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES. 

Not Metallic. 

Ox y gen phos pho rus i o dine 

hy dro gen bo ron bro mine 

ni tro gen se le ni am flu o rine 

car bon chlo line sil i con 
sul phur 

Metallic Substances. 

Po tas si um cad mi um 

so di um chro mi um 

lith i um ce ri um 

ba ri um rho di um 

stron ti um os mi um 

cal ci um pla ti num 

mag ne si um tin 

al u min um zinc 

glu cin i um gold 



co ium bi um 



ver 



« ra ni um ??P P er 

titani um ,s mutil 

tel Ju ri um tUn £ sten 

PaJ la di um °° , ba,t 

i rid i um ™ ck eJ 

la ta ni um 2 ron 

v a na di um ar se nic 

Jt rri um man . g a nese 

tn o ri um an ** mo ny 

D ^e„ tsoundsof ^rcury 

"*"•*• ««.»«•*, not indicated . 



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SECTION LXXI. 

ACIDS USED IN CHEMISTRY, WITH THE SALTS 
WHICH THEY FORM. 

Sul phu rous sul phite 

sul phu ric sul phate 

ni trous . . . ni trite 

ni trie ......... ni trate 

chlo ric ehlo rate 

i od ic i o date 

phos pho rous ...... phos phite 

phos phor ic phos phate 

ar se ni ous ar se nite 

ar se nic ar se nate 

chro mic chro mate 

car bon ic car bon ate 

mu ri at ic . mu ri ate 

hy dri od ic hy dri o date 

hy dro flu or ic hy dro flu ate 

hy dro cy an ic hy dro cy an ate 

Ace ,V Stearic J? « 

ox al 1C - cit ric kl mc . 

tar tar ic " . t an nic 

benzoic ma cre nic _ 

succmlC nSgaric apocremc 

cro co nic lu * P a zu l mic 

me c ? nic aHhi o nic e thi o nic 



pec tic 



* Ji as in ball- 



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SECTION LXXII. 

NAMES OF MEDICINES MOST FREQUENTLY 
USED. 

M ther 
Al ka li 
Al oes 
Al um 
Am mo ni a 
Am mo ni ac 
A myg da lus 
An gus tu ra 
An ti mo ny 
Ar se nic 
Bel la don na 
Bal sam 
Cal o mel 
Cam phor 
Can thar i des 
Cas ca ril la 
Cas sia 
Cat e chu 
Caus tic 
Ci cu ta 
Cin cho na 
Col chi cum 
Co lum bo 
Co pai va 
Cre a sote 
Dig i ta lis 
El a te ri um 
Eu pa to ri um 



Gam boge 
Hy drar gy rum 
Hy os cy a mus 
Hel le bore 
Tp e cac 
Jal ap 
Ki no 

Laud a num 
Li quor ice 
Myr rha 
Mor phi a 
Mag ne si a 
Nar co ti na 
O pi um 
O po del doc 
O rig a num 
Par a gor ic 
Rhu barb 
Scam mo ny 
Ser pen ta ri a 
Sar sa pa ril la 
Sul phur 
Sen na 
Ta rax i cum 
To bac co 
Va le ri an 
Ve ra tri a 
Worm wood 



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PREPARATIONS AND TERMS USED IN MEDICINE. 



As trin gents 

Blis ters 

Cal ci na tion 

Ca thar tics 

Ce rates 

Com pounds 

Con serves 

Crys tals 

De coc tions 

De com po si tions 

De fla gra tion 

Del i ques cence 

De mul cents 

Di a pho ret ics 

Di ges tion 

Di In ents 

Di u ret ics 

Ef fer ves cence 

Ef flor es cence 

E lee tu a ries 

E lix irs 

E met ics 

E mol lients 

E mul sions 

E pis pas tics 

Er rhines 

Es cha rot ics 

E vap o ra tion 

Ex pec to rants 

Ex tracts 



Ex trac tions 

Fu sions 

Gas es 

Gran u la tion 

In fu sions 

Jui ces 

Lev i ga tion 

Lin i ments 

Li thon trip tics 

Lix iv i a tion 

Loz en ges 

Mac er a tion 

Med i ca ments 

Med i ca tions 

Mu ci la ges 

Mu ri ates 

Nar cot ics 

Oils 

Oint ments 

Ox ides 

Pills 

Plas ters 

Poul ti ces 

Povv ders 

Pre cip i ta tions 

Ru be fa cients 

Salts 

Sat u ra tion 

Sed a tives 

Si al a gogues 



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Sim pies 
Sin a pisms 
So lu tions 
Spir its 

Ster nu ta to ries 
Stim u lants 
Sub li ma tion 
Syn the sis 



Syr ups 
Tar trites 
Tine tures 
Ton ics 
Trit u ra tion 
Tro ches 
Wa ters 



SECTION LXXIII. 

LAW TERMS, IN COMMON USE. 



Accessory 

iVccomplice 

Action 


Assault 

Assess 
Assign 


Adjudication 


Assignee 


Adjournment 


Assignment 


Administrator 


Attach 


Administration 


Attachment 


Advocate 


Attorney 


Affidavit 


Award 


Alien 


Bail 


Alimony 
Ambiguity 


Bailment 
Bailee 


Allegiance 


Bailor 


Annuity 


Brief 


Appeal 

Appellant 

Appellee 


Burglary 

Capias 

Caveat 


Arraign 


Certiorari 


Arbitration 
Arrest 


Chancery 
Chattel 



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Citation 

Comitatus 

Commission 

Commissioner 

Commitment 

Commutation 

Compromise 

Contract 

Conveyance 

Covenant 

Default 

Defence 

Demur 

Demurrer 

Defendant 

Deponent 

Deposition 

Deputy 

Detainer 

Dower 

Duress 

Ejectment 

Election 

Embezzle 

Endorse 

Endorsee 

Endorser 

Endorsement 

Entail 

Equity 

Error 

Escheat 



Evidence 

Examination 

Excise 

Execution 

Extortion 

Factor 

Fee 

Felony 

Feoffment 

Fief 

Fixture 

Forfeiture 

Forgery 

Forum 

Franchise 

Freehold 

Freeholder 

Gamer 

Grand Jury 

Grant 

Grantor 

Grantee 

Guardian 

Guarantee 

Government 

Governor 

Habeas Corpus 

Homage 

Immunity 

Impeachment 

Indenture 

Indemnify 



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Indictment 

Infant 

Infancy 

Injury 

Inherit 

Insurance 

Intent 

In to to 

Interest 

Insolvent 

Inquest 

Instalment 

Issue 

Jail 

Jailer 

Jointure 

Jud^e 

Judgement 

Judiciary 

Jurisprudence 

Jury 

Justice 

Jus 

Jurat 

Land 

Landlord 

Larceny 

Law 

Lease 

Lessee 

Lessor 

Legacy 



Legatee 

Legislative 

Legislature 

Levy 

Lex 

Liability 

Libel 

Lien 

Mayhem 

Mainprize 

Malversation 

Mandamus 

Manor 

Mesne Process 

Misdemeanor 

Misprision 

Mittimus 

Modus 

Mortgage 

Mortmain 

Mortuary 

Nisi Prius 

Nonfeasance 

Nonjuror 

Nonsuit 

Notary 

Obligor 

Obligee 

Ordeal 

Outlawry 

Panel 

Parceners 



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Parol 


Recital 


Patent 


Recognisance 


Patentee 


Record 


Peers 


Recorder 


Perjury 
Plaintiff 


Recovery 
Reference 


Plea 


Refresher 


Pleadings 


Register 


Police 


Registrar 


Praemunire 
Prescription 


Rejoinder 
Release 


Presentment 


Relocation 


Prima facie 


Remainder 


Privies 
Privilege 


Replication 
Reprieve 


Probate 


Rescue 


Process 
Proclamation 


Respondeas 
Return 


Proctor 


Reversal 


Proprietary 
Pro tempore 
Protest 
Prothonotary 
Proviso 


Reversion 
Riot 
Salique 
Schedule 
Scire facias 


Puisne 


Scot and Lot 


Purview 


Scriveners 


Quash 


Secondaries 


Quietus 


Seisin 


Quorum 
Rack-rent 


Sequestration 
Sergeant-at-Arms 


Rebutter 


Sessions 


Recaption 


Set-off 



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101 



Sheriff 


Tenant 


Simony 


Tenement 


Sittings 


Term 


Socage 


Testament 


Solicitor 


Testator 


Specialty 


Testimony 


Stoppage 


Title 


Subornation 


Tithe 


Subpoena 


Trespass 


Suit 


Trustee 


Summons 


Usury 


Supersedeas 


Vagrant 


Supplicavit 


Venue 


Surrejoinder 


Vendor 


Surrender 


Verdict 


Syn graph 


Vested 



SECTION LXXIV. 

WORDS, OFTEN IMPROPERLY CONFOUNDED IN 
SPELLING OR PRONUNCIATION. 



Accept, to take or receive 

what is offered. 
Except, to leave out. 

Affect, to act upon. 

Effect, to bring to pass. 
Apprize, to inform. 
Appraise, to set a price on. 

Arrant, vile, wicked. 

Errand, a message. 

Errant, wandering. 
Celery, a kind of parsley. 
Salary, stated hire. 



Chronical, of long du- 
ration. 

Chronicle, a history. 
Colonel, a military officer. 
Kernel, the seed of fruit. 

Council, an assembly. 

Counsel, advice. 
Currant, a fruit. 
Current, a stream. 

Currier, a leather-dress- 
er. 

Courier,* a messenger. 



* Pronounced koo'-reer. 

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Extant, now in being. 
Extent, compass of a thing. 

Francis, a man's name. 

Frances, a woman's 
name. 
Genius, mental power. 
Genus, a class of beings. 

Ingenious, inventive. 

Ingenuous, open, can- 
did. 



1 Lay, to place, to quiet. 
Lie, to rest or recline, as 
on a bed. 
Lickerish, delicate. 
Licorice, a sweet root. 
Tract, a quantity of land, 

a small book. 
Track, a mark left. 
Value, worth, price. 
Valley, a vale. 



SECTION LXXV. 

WORDS ALIKE IN SPELLING, BUT DIFFERENT IN 
PRONUNCIATION OR SIGNIFICATION. 



At/sent, not here. 
Absent 7 , to keep away. 

Abstract, an abridge- 
ment. 

Abstract 7 , to draw from. 
Abuse, an affront. 
Abuse, to treat ill. 

Accent, stress of voice. 

Accent 7 , to express ac- 
cent. 



Au 7 gust, the name of a 

month. 
August 7 , grand, majestic. 
Attribute, an inherent 
quality. [ascribe. 
Attribute, to impute, to 
Bass, a part in music. 
Bass, a fish. 

Bow, to bend. 
Bow, a weapon. 



The man is not here ; he is absent. 

The man did not come ; he chose to ab- 
sent himself. 

Truth is an attribute of the Deity. 

I will not attribute wrong to any one. 

A good boy makes a bow when he gives 
any thing to another person. 

Can you shoot arrows from a bow? 



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Close, shut fast. 

Close, to finish. 
Collect/, to gather. 
Collect, a short prayer. 

Compact, an agree- 

Compact/, solid, [ment. 
Con'cert, a musical per- 
formance. 
Concert', to contrive. 

Conduct, behavior. 

Conduct/, to lead. 
Con'flict, a struggle. 
Conflict', to contest. 

Congest, a debate. 

Contest', to dispute. 
Contract, a bargain. 
Contract', to shorten. 

Con'trast, difference. 

Contrast', set in opposi- 
tion, [verted. 
Con'vert, one who is con- 
Convert', to change. 

Con'vict, a person con- 
victed. 

Convict', to prove guilty. 
Des'ert, a wilderness. 
Desert', to forsake. 

Digest, a summary. 

Digest', to arrange in 
order. 



Dis'count, an allowance. 
Discount', to pay back, to 
deduct. 
Disuse, a cessation of a 

custom. 
Disuse, to drop a cus- 
tom. 
En'trance, a passage for 

entering. 
Entrance', to put into an 
ecstasy. 
Es'cort, a guard. 
Escort', to attend as a 
guard. 
Es'say, an attempt. 
Essay', to endeavor. 
Ex'port, any goods sent 

abroad in traffic. 
Export', to send abroad. 
Ex'tract, something taken 

from another thing. 
Extract', to draw from. 
Fer'ment, inward mo- 
tion. 
Ferment', to excite in- 
ward motion. 
Fre'quent, happening of- 
ten. 
Frequent', to visit often, 
to resort to. 



Did you ever attend a sacred concert ? 
Those two men tried to concert a plan. 
William's conduct is very praiseworthy. 
I hope he will always conduct his followers 
in the right way. 



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Foretaste, anticipation. 
Foretaste', to taste be- 
forehand. 
Gallant, brave. [dies. 

Gallant 7 , courteous to la- 
Im'port, meaning. 
Import 7 , to bring from 
abroad. 
Impress, a mark. 
Impress 7 , to stamp. 
Intense, perfume. 
Incense 7 , to make angry. 
Increase, a growing larg- 
er. 
Increase 7 , to grow larger. 
In 7 lay, matter inlaid, or 
prepared for inlay- 
ing. 
Inlay 7 , to variegate by 
inserting one body 
into another. 
In 7 sult, an affront. . 
Insult 7 , to affront. 

Interdict, a prohibition. 
Interdict 7 , to prohibit. 
Interest, concern, payment 

for a loan. 
Interest, to affect concern. 
In 7 valid, one not in 

health. 
Invalid, not binding. 



Live, quick, not dead, crc- 

tive. 
Live, to continue in life. 
L6w 7 er, to bring low, 

to grow less, not so 

high. 

Low 7 er, to appear dark. 
Min 7 ute, a short space of 

time. 
Minute 7 , small. 

Miscon 7 duct, misman- 
agement. 
Misconduct 7 , to behave 
amiss. 
Mow, to cut with a scythe. 

Mow, a heap of hay. 
Or/ject, something no- 
ticed. 
Object 7 , to oppose. 
Out 7 law, one excluded from 

society. 
Out 7 law, to exclude from 
the protection of the 
law. 
Perfect, complete. 
Perfect 7 , to make per- 
feet. 
Perfume, a sweet odor. 
Perfume 7 , to regale with 
sweet odor. 



I feel much interest in the welfare of the 
young, and shall interest myself for them. 
The perfume of the rose is very agreeable. 
Some flowers will perfume the whole house. 



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, to give, 
amount. 



Permit, a permission. 
Permit 7 , to allow. 
Pre 7 fix, a particle put be- 
fore a word. 
Prefix 7 , to put before. 
Pres 7 ent, a gift. 
Present 
Produce, 
Produce 7 , to bear, to ef- 
fect. 
Project, a scheme. 
Project 7 , to contrive. 
Protest, a declaration. 
Protest 7 , to declare, to af- 
firm. 
Read, to peruse. 
Read, perused. 
Reb 7 el, an opposer of law- 
ful authority. 
Rebel 7 , to oppose lawful 
authority. 
Recollect 7 , to call to 

mind. 
Re-collect, to collect 
again. 
Rec 7 ord, a register. 
Record 7 , to write down. 
Recreate, to refresh. 
Recreate 7 , to create 
anew. 
Refuse, worthless remains. 
Refuse 7 , to reject. 



Re' gress, power of pass- 
ing bach:. [back. 
Regress 7 , to return, to go 
Re 7 tail, sale at second 



hand, 



or in 



small 



quantities. 

Retail 7 , to sell in small 
quantities. 
Suf/ject, matter in de- 
bate, one under gov- 
ernment. 
Subject 7 , to bring under 
the power of another. 

Sur 7 vey, a measured view. 

Survey 7 , to view carefully. 

3 

Tar 7 ry, like tar. 

4 

Tai^ry, to wait for. 

Tear, water from the eyes. 

Tear, to rend. 

Tor 7 ment, pain, distress. 
Torment 7 , to put in 
great pain. 
Transfer, a conveyance. 
Transfer 7 , to convey. 

Transport, a vessel for 

carriage. 
Transport 7 , to banish, to 
carry. 
Use, act of employing. 
Use, to employ. 



George gave William a valuable present, 
and William said he would present it to his 
father. 



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SECTION LXXVI. 

WORDS OF SIMILAR SOUND, BUT DIFFERENT IN 
SPELLING AND SIGNIFICATION.* 



Adds, reckons, joins 
Adze, a kind of axe. 

Ail, to be unwell. 

Ale, a drink. 
Air, that which we breathe, 
E'er, ever. [a tune. 

Ere, before. 
Heir, one who inherits. 

Aisle, an alley in a 

I '11, I will. [church. 

Isle, an island. 
Ait, a small island in a 
Ate, did eat. [river. 

Eight, twice four. 

All, every one. 

Awl, a sharp-pointed 
tool. 
Allegation, declaration. 
Alligation, act of tying to- 
gether, [fee. 

Altar, a place for sacri- 

Alter, to change. 
An, a particle, meaning 

one. 
Ann, a woman's name. 

Ant* an insect. 

Aunt,* an uncle's wife. 
Anchor, a heavy iron to 

hold a ship. 
Anker, a liquid measure. 

Arc, part of a circle. 

Ark, a chest, a vessel. 



Arrear, behind, that which 

remains unpaid. 
Arriere, the last body of an 
army. 

Ascent, a going up. 

Assent, agreement. 
Asperate, to make rough. 
Aspirate, pronounced with 
full breath. 

As peration, a making 
rough. 

Aspiration, a ivish. 
Attendance, waiting. 
Attendants, waiters. 

Auger, a tool. [tells. 

Augur, one who fore- 
Aught, any thing. 
Ought, obliged, by duty. 

Avail, profit. 

A vale, to depress. 
Bacon, swmc' s flesh. 
Baken, hardened in fire. 

Bad, not good. 

Bade, commanded. 
Bail, a surety. 
Bale, a bundle of goods. 

Bait, temptation. 

Bate, to lessen. 
Baiting, refreshment. 
Bating, deducting. 

Baize, woollen cloth. 

Bays, garlands. 



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Bald, without hair. 


Bight, a doubling in a 


Bawled, cried aloud. 


rope. [teeth. 


Ball, a round body. 


Bite, to wound with the 


Bawl, to cry out. 


Blew, did blow. 


1 Bare, naked. 


Blue, a color. 


Bear, an animal. 


Bloat, to swell. 


1 Bear, to carry, to suffer, 


Blote, to smoke. 


to produce. 


Boar, the male of swine. 


Base, vile, mean. 


Bore, to make a hole, as 


Bass, a part in music. 


with an auger. 


Bay, a reddish-brown col- 


Bole, a kind of earth. 


or, a body of water. 


Boll, a round stalk. 


Bey, a Turkish ojjicer. 


Bowl, a hollow vessel. 


Be, to live or exist. 


Borne, carried, endured. 


Bee, an insect. 


Bourn, a limit or bound. 


Beach, a shore. 


Borough, a corporate 


Beech, a kind of tree. 


town. [ground. 


Beat, to strike. 


Burrow, a hole in the 


Beet, a garden-root. 


Bough, a branch. 


Beau, a fop. 


Bow, to bend. [er. 


Bo, a word of terror. 


Braid, to weave togeth- 


Bow, an instrument to 


B rayed, pounded. 


shoot with. 


Brake, a thicket. 


Been, participle of be. 


Break, to force asunder. 


Bin, a box or place for 


Breach, a place broken'. 


storage. 


Breech, the lower end 


Beer, a drink. 


of a gun. 


Bier, a carriage for the 


Bread, a kind of food. 


dead. [vessel. 


Bred, educated. 


Bell, a hollow sounding 


Breese, a stinging fly. 


Belle, an admired lady. 


Breeze, a gentle gale. 


Berry, a small fruit. 


Brews, makes beer, con- 


Bury, to put underground. 


trives. 


Berth, place to sleep in. 


Bruise, a hurt. 


Birth, nativity. 


Britain, name of an isl- 


Better, superior. 


and, [ain. 


Bettor, one who bets. 


Briton, a native of Brit- 



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Bruit, a noise , a report. 
Brute, a beast. [plant. 

Bur, rough head of a 

Burr, lobe of the ear. 
But, except. 

Butt, a mark, to strike 
with the head. 

Buy, to purchase. 

By, ivith, near to. 

Bye, a dwelling. 
Cain, a man's name. 
Cane, a staff or reed. 

Calendar, a register. 

Calender, to smooth lin- 
Call, to cry after. [en. 
Caul, a thin skin. 

Calk* to stop cracks. 

Cork* a light wood. 
Callous, insensible, hard- 
ened, [fibres. 
Callus, a hardening of the 

Cannon, a great gun. 

Canon, a rule, a law. 
Cask, a barrel. [head. 
Casque, armor for the 

Caster, one who casts, 
a small wheel. 

Castor, a beaver. 
Cede, to give up. 
Seed, first principle. 

Ceil, to cover the top 
of a room, [mal. 

Seal, a stamp, an ani- 

Seel, to close the eyes. 
Ceiling, the top of a room. 
Sealing, a fastening, set- 
ting a seal. 



Cell, a small apartment. 
Sell, to exchange for 
money. 
Cellar, a vault under a 

building. 
Seller, one who sells. 
Cense, public rate, condi- 
tion, rank. [son. 
Sense, under standing, rea- 
Censer* a pan for in- 
cense. 
Censor* one who cen- 
Cent, a coin. [sures. 

Scent, an odor. 
Sent, ordered away. 
Cere, to cover with wax. 
Sear, to burn. 
Seer, a prophet. 
Sere, dry, withered. 
Cession, a giving up. 
Session, a sitting for busi- 
ness, [kind. 
Cetaceous, of the whale 
Setaceous, bristly, set 
with strong hairs. 
Chagrin, vexation. 
Shagreen, skin of a fish. 
Chair, a moveable seat. 
Char, work done by the 
day. 
Chap, a cleft, an aperture. 
Chop, to cut. 
Chaste, pure. 
Chased, pursued. 
Chimb, end of a barrel. 
Chime, agreement in 
sound. 



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Choir,« band of singers. 
Quire, twenty four 
sheets of paper. 
Cboler, anger, rage. 
Collar, cover for the neck. 
Chord, a line in a circle. 
Cord, a small rope. 
Chorus, a concert, a num- 
ber of singers. 
Corns, an ancient Hebrew 
measure, name of a 
river. 
Chough, a bird. 
Chuff, a clovm. 
Cingle. a girth for ahorse. 
Single, alone. 
Cinque, five. 
Sink, to fall. 
Cion, a sprout. 
Scion, a small twig taken 
from one tree to be 
engrafted on another. 
Sion, name of a holymoun- 
Cit, a citizen. [tain. 
Sit, to be seated. 
Cite, to summon. 
Sight, a view or look. 
Site, situation. 

Clause, part of a sen- 
tence, [beast. 
Claws, the nails of a 
Clef, a character in music. 
Cliff, a steep rock. 
Climb, to clamber. 
Clime, a portion of the 
Close, to shut. [earth. 
Clothes, dress. 

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Coal, burnt wood. 
Cole, cabbage. 
Coarse, not fine. 
Course, way, direction. 
Coat, a garment. 
Cote, a sheep-fold. 
Cock's-comb, a plant, a 

flower. 
Coxcomb, a fop. 

Complement, a full 

number. 
Compliment, expres- 
sion of civility. 
Concent, harmony of voi- 
ces. 
Consent, to yield. 
Concession, a grant. 
Con session, a sitting 
together. 
Coom, soot. 
Comb, a corn-measure. 
Coquet, to entertain 
with compliments, td 

J ilt ' 
Coquette, a jilting girl. 

Core, the heart or inner 

part of any thing. 

Corps, a body of men. 

Cousin, a relation. 

Cozen, to cheat. 
Creak, to make a noise. 
.Creek, a small bay. 

Crewel, worsted. 

Cruel, unfeeling. 
Crews, ships' companies. 
Cruise, to rove over the sea 
in search of plunder. 



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Cygnet, a young swan. 

Signet, a seal. 
Cymbal* an instrument of 

music. 
Symbol* a sign. 

Dam, to stop a stream. 

Damn, to condemn. 
Dane, a native of Den- 
mark. 
Deign, to condescend. 

Day, a portion of time. 

Dey, a Moorish officer, 
Dear, beloved, costly. 
Deer, an animal. 

Demean, to behave. 

Demesne, a freehold. 
Depositary * one with whom 

a thing is left. 
Depository,* the place 
where a thing is left. 

Deuce, two. 

Deuse, an evil spirit. 
Dew, moisture, a cold, va- 
Due, owing. [por. 

Die, to cease to live. 

Dye, to color. 
Dire, dismal, mournful. 
Dyer, one who dyes. 

Directer, one who di- 
rects, [ent. 

Director, a superintend- 
Discous, broad, flat. 
Discus, a quoit. 

Discreet, prudent. 

Discrete, distinct. 
Docile, teachable. 
Dossil, a pledget of lint. 



Docket, a label. 
Doquet, a paper contain- 
ing a warrant. 

Doe, a female deer. 

Dougb, unbaked bread. 
Done, finished. 
Dun, a color, to demand. 

Dost, doest. 

Dust, fine powder. 
Dram, a small weight, a 

glass of spirits. 
Drachm, an old coin. 

Elector, a voter. 

Electre, amber. 
Ewe, a female sheep. 
Yew, a tree. 
You, the person spoken to. 

Ewer, a vessel to con- 
tain water. 

Your, belonging to you. 
Eye, the organ of sight. 
I, myself 

Exercise,* practice, la- 
bor of the body. 

Exorcise* to adjure by 
some holy name. 
Fain, glad, merry, cheer- 
Fane, a temple. [ful. 
Feign, to pretend. 

Faint, weary. 

Feint, a pretence. 
.Fair, clear, comely. 
Fare, food. 

Farther,* more distant 

Fa ther* a parent. 
Fate, destiny. 
Fete, a feast. 



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Faun, a heathen deity 
said to inhabit woods. 

Fawn, a young deer. 
Feat, an exploit. 
Feet, lower parts of the 
body. 

Feaze, to beat. 

Fees, compensations. 
Felloe, the rim of a wheel. 
Fellow, an associate. 

Feod, a fee, tenure. 

Feud, a quarrel. 
¥eo&a\, held from another. 
Feudal, a dependance. 

Fillip, a snap of the 
finger. 

Philip, a maris name. 
Fir, a tree. 
Fur, soft hair of animals. 

Flea, an insect. 

Flee, to run away. 
Flew, did fly. 
Flue, a passage for smoke. 

Float, to swim. 

Flote, to skim. 
Flour, meal from grain. 
Flower, a blossom, [mer. 

Fore, going first, for- 

Four, a number, twice 
Fort, a fortress. [two. 
Forte, a strong side. 

Forth , forward, abroad. 

Fourth, next after third. 
Foul, dirty, unfair. 
Fowl, a bird. 

Franc, a French coin. 

Frank, candid. 



Frays, quarrels. 
Phrase, mode of speech. 

Freeze, to harden by 
cold. [cloth. 

Frieze, coarse kind, of 
Friar, a religious recluse. 
Frier, one who fries. 

Fungous, spongy. 

Fungus, an excrescence, 
a mushroom. 
Gage, a pledge. 
Gauge, to measure. 

Gate, a door. 

Gait, mode of walking. 
Gall, a bitter substance, to 
Gaul, France. [fret. 

Gest, a deed. 

Jest, a joke. 
Gild, to cover with gold. 
Guild, a corporation. 

Gilder, one who gilds. 

Guilder, a coin. 
Gilt, covered with gold. 
Guilt, criminality. 

Glare, dazzling lustre. 

Glaire, white of an egg. 
Glows, doth glow. 
Gloze, to flatter, [cloth. 

Goar, an edging on 

Goer, one who goes. 

Gore, clotted blood. 
Grate, a frame made with 
Great, large. [bars. 

Grater, a scraper. 

Greater, larger. 
Grease, soft fat. 
Greece, a country. 



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Greaves, armor for the 

legs. [menU. 

Grieves, sorrows, la- 

Groan, a sound uttered in 

pain. 
Grown, increased,. 
Guest, a visiter. 
Guessed, conjectured. 
H-aW, frozen drops of rain. 
Hale, healthy, sound. 
Hair, what grows on 

the head. 
Hare, an animal. 
Hall, a large room. 
Haul, to drag by force. 
Hart, an animal. 
Heart, the vital organ 
in the body. 
Hay, dried grass. 
Hey, a word of joy. 
Haugh, a little meadow 

lying in a valley. 
Haw, a hedge, an en- 
closure, a berry. 
Heal, to cure. [foot. 

Heel, back part of the 
Height, elevation. 
Hight, is called, was 
called, to direct. 
Hear, to hearken. 
Here, in this place. 
Heard, did hear. 
Herd, a drove of ani- 
mals. 
Hew, to cut timber. 
Hue, color, complexion. 
Hugh, a man's name. 



Hie, to hasten. 

High, elevated. 
Higher, more elevated. 
Hire, ivages. 

Him, that man. 

Hymn, a sacred song. 
Ho, a call, enough. 
Hoe, a garden instrument. 

Hoard, to heap up. 

Horde, a tribe. 
Hoes, more than one hoe. 
Hose, stockings. 

Hole, a hollow. 

Whole, all, entire. 
Holy, sacred. 
Wholly, entirely. 

Hoop, any circular 
thing, by which some- 
thing else is bound. 

Whoop, a shout. 
Hour, sixty minutes. 
Our, belonging to us. 

In, within. 

Inn, a, tavern. 
Indict, to prosecute. 
Indite, to dictate. 

Jam, to squeeze closely. 

Jamb, a supporter on 
the side. 
Jole, the face or cheek. 
Joll, to clash with violence. 

Key, an instrument to 
open a lock. 

Quay, a wharf. 
Kill, to take away life. 
Kiln, a place to burn 
bricks. 



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Knag, a hard knot. 

Nag, a small horse. 
Knap, to bite. 
Nap, a short slumber. 

Knave, a rogue. 

Nave, part of a wheel. 
Knead, to mingle any sub- 
stance. 
Need, necessity. 

Kneel,fo bend the knees. 

Neal, to temper in the 
Knew, did know. [fire. 
New, fresh. 

Knight, a title of honor. 

Night, that part of time 
w hen there is no 
light. 
Knit, to tic, to join, to 

weave with needles. 
Nit, egg of an insect. 

Knot, to entangle. 

Not, a word of excep- 
tion. 

Nott, smooth, shorn. 
Know, to recognize. 
No, not any, a word of 
denial. [with. 

Knows, is acquainted 

Nose, a part of the face. 
La, see ! look ! behold I 
Law, a rule, a decree. 

Lacks, needs or wants. 

Lax, loose. 
Lade, to load. 
Laid, placed. 

Lain, is laid. 

Lane, a narrow street. 
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Lamb, a young sheep. 
Lamn, to beat with a 
cudgel. 

Latin* a language. 

Latten* a mixed metal. 
Lea, an extensive plain. 
Lee, the side opposite to 

the wind. 
Ley, afield or pasture. 

Leaf, part of a plant. 

Lief, beloved, willingly. 
Leak, a hole by which wa- 
ter enters a vessel. 
Leek, a plant. 

Lead, a soft heavy metal. 

Led, conducted. 
Lease, to glean. 
Lees, dregs. 

Leave, permission. 

Lieve, willingly. 
Leaver, one who forsakes. 
Lever, a bar to raise 
weights. 

Lessen, to make smaller. 

Lesson, a task. 
Lettice, a woman's name. 
Lettuce, a plant. 

Levee, a morning visit. 

Levy, to raise taxes or 
troops. 
Liar, one who tells lies. 
Lier, one who lies down. 
Lyre, a musical instru- 
ment. 

Lie, a falsehood. 

Ley, or Lye, water per- 
colated through ashes. 



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Limb, a part of the body. 
Limn, to draw, to paint. 

Links, rings of a chain. 

Lynx, a wild beast. 
Lo, see ! behold ! 
Low, not high. 

Load, a burden. 

Lode, the hading vein 
in a mine. 

Lowed, did low, as an 
ox. 
Loan, something lent. 
Lone, single. 

Loch, or Lough, a lake. 

Lock, a fastening. 

Locke, a man's name. 
Lore, learning. 
Lower, not so high. 

Made, finished. 

Maid, an unmarried 
woman. 
Mail, armor. 
Male, the sex of man. 

Main, chief. 

Maine, name of a State. 

Mane, hair on a horse's 
neck. 
Maize, Indian corn. 
Maze, perplexity, to bewil- 
der. 

Mall, to beat or strike. 

Maul, a heavy hammer. 
Manner, form. 
Manor, jurisdiction. 

Mantel, work raised be- 
fore a chimney. 

Mantle, a sort of cloak. 



Mareschal, a chief com- 
mander of an army. 
Marshal, to set in order, to 

arrange. 
Ma rti al , wa rlike , figh ting. 
Mark, a sign. 
Marque, a license for 
making captures from 
an enemy. 
Marten, an animal. 
Martin, a man's name. 
Mead, a drink. 
Mede, a native of Me- 
dia. 
Meed, reward. 
Meak, a hook with a long 

handle. 
Meek, humble. 
Mean, to pretend. 
Mien, appearance. 
Meat, flesh of animals. 
Meet, proper or fit. 
Mete,- to measure. [ry. 
Meer, a lake, a bounda- 
Mere, absolute, this 
only. 
Metal, a hard substance 
found in the earth, as 
Mettle, courage. [iron. 
Meter, a measurer. 
Metre, verse, nilmbers. 
Mew, to shut up, to cry as 

a cat. 
Mue, to change feathers, 
as a bird. 
Mews, cages for hawks. 
Muse, to meditate. 



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Mewl , to squall as a child. 
Mule, an animal. 

Might, power. 

Mite, a small thing. 
Miner, one vjho works in 

a mine. 
Minor, one under age. 

Moan, a lamentation. 

Mown, cut down. 
Moat, a ditch. 
Mote, a small particle. 

More, to a greater de- 
gree. 

Mower, one who moivs. 
Naught, bad. 
Nought, nothing. 

Nay, no. 

Neigh, the noise of a 
horse. 
None, no one. 
Nun, a religious recluse. 

Oar, a paddle. 

O'er, over. 

Ore, metal as it comes 
from the mine. 
Oh, a cry of pain. 
Owe, to be indebted. 

One, a single thing. 

Won, did win. 
Ottar, a perfume, an es- 
sential oil. i 
Otter, an animal. 

Pail, a wooden vessel. 

Pale, white of hole, not 
ruddy. 
Pain, distress. 
Pane, a square of glass. 



Pair, two. 

Pare, to cut off the rind. 
Pear, a fruit. 
Palace, a splendid house. 
Pallas, a heathen goddess. 
Palate, the organ of 

taste. 
Palette, a light board 
on which painters 
place their colors for 
use in the hand. 
Pallet, a small bed. 
Pall, a covering. 
Paul, a man's name. [ule. 
Pan el , a square , a sched- 
Pannel, a kind of sad- 
dle. 
Panic, violent fear. 
Pannic, a plant. 

Pause, a stop. [imal. 
Paws, the feet of an an- 
Peace, quietness. 
Piece, apart. 

Peak, the upper point. 
Pique, ill-will. 
Peal, a succession of loud 
sounds, as of bells or 
thunder. 
Peel, the skin or rind. 



eer, an e 



qual. 



Pier, apart. 
Permiscible, such as may 

be mingled. 
Permissible, v)hat may be 
permitted. 
Peter, a man's name. 
Petre, nitre. 



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Place, situation. 
Plaice, a flat fish. 

Plain, level ground, an 

open field. 
Plane, a tool to smooth 
boards. 
Plait, a fold in cloth. 
Plate, a small shallow dish 
or vessel. 
Pleas, pleadings, ex- 
cuses. 
Please, to give pleasure. 
Plum, a fruit. 
Plumb, an instrument for 
levelling. 
Pole, a long staff. 
Poll, the head. 
Port, a harbor. 
Porte, the government of 
Turkey. 
Practice, use. 
Practise, to exercise. 
Praise, to commend. 
Prays, asks. 
Preys, plunders. 
Pray, to ask. 
Prey, to plunder. 
Premices, first fruits. 
Premises, propositions, 
houses. 
Prier, one who pries. 
Prior, former. 
Pries, does pry. 
Prize, a reward. 

Principal,* a head, a 

chief. 
Principle* element. 



Profit, gain. [sies. 

Prophet, one who prophe- 
Quean, a worthless wo- 
man. 
Queen, a king's wife, a 
female ruler. 
Quincy, name of a man 

and town. 
Quinsy, a disease. 

Rabbet, a carpenter's 

tool. 
Rabbit, an animal. 
Rain, drops of water. 
Reign, to rule over, to gov- 
Kern, a bridle. [ern. 
Raise, to lift up. 
Rase, or Raze, to pull 

down. 
Rays, beams of light. 
Raiser, one who raises. 
Razor, a knife for shav- 
ing. 
Rap, to strike. 
Wrap, to fold up. 
Rapt, a trance, rapidity. 
Wrapt, or Wrapped, fold- 
ed up. 
Read, to peruse. 
Reed, a hollow knotted 
stalk of a plant. 
Read, skilful by reading. 
Red, a color. 

Reave, to take away by 

stealth or violence. 
Reeve, a steward. 
Reck, to care for, to heed. 
Wreck, a ruin. 



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Reek, to smoke, to emit 

vapor. 
Wreak, to inflict. 
Rest, to lean upon. 
Wrest, to distort, to force 
by violence. 
Rheum, a thin watery 

humor. 
Room, space. 
Rheumy, full of sharp 

moisture. 
Roomy, spacious. 

Rhone, name of a river. 
Roan, color. 
Rhyme,uerscS ending with 
words having the 
same sound. 
Rime, hoarfrost. 

Rice, a nutritious grain. 
Rise, increase. 
Rigger, one ivho rigs ves~ 
Rigor, severity. [sels. 

Right, true, not wrong, 
just. [ny. 

Rite, a solemn cercmo- 
Wright, a workman. 
Write, to express by Ut- 
ters. 
Ring, a circle or hoop. 
Wring, to twist. 
Road, a wide path. 
Rode, did ride. 
Rowed, moved by oars. 
Roe, a female deer. 
Row, a rank. [bustle. 

Rom age, a tumult, a 
Rummage, to search. 



i Rood, quarter of an acre. 
Rude, uncivil. 

Rote, by memory. 

Wrote, did write. 
Rough, not smooth. 
Ruff, a ruffe. 

Rout, confusion. 

Route, way or road. 
Rung, did ring. 
Wrung, twisted. 

Rye, grain used for 
bread. 

Wry, crooked. 
Sail, to move on the water 

by sails. 
Sale, act of selling. 

Satire, strong censure. 

Satyr, a sylvan deity. 
Saver, a preserver. 
Savor, odor, taste. 

Savory, a plant. 

Savoury, pleasing to the 
smell or taste. 
Scene, part of a play. 
Seen, beheld. 
Seine, a net. [town. 

Scituate, name of a 

Situate, placed. 
Scot, payment, native of 

Scotland. 
Scott, a man's name. 

Sea, a large body of 
water. 

See, to behold. 
Seam, place where two 

pieces are joined* 
Seem, to appear. 



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Sear, to burn, to wither. 

Seer, a prophet. 

Sere, claw, talon. 
Seas, large bodies of wa- 
Sees, beholds. [ter. 

Seize, to take hold of. 

Seignior,a title of honor. 

Senior, older. 
Sew, to work with a nee- 
dle. 
So, in like manner. 
Sow, to scatter seed. 

Sewer, one who works 
with a needle. 

Sower, one who sows 
seed. 
Shear, to cut down. 
Sheer, pure, clean, unmin- 
Shire, a county. [gled. 

Shock, concussion. 

Shough, a shaggy dog. 
Sice, the number six. 
Sighs, lamentations. 
Size, bulk, quantity. 

Signer, one who sighs. 

Sire, a parent. 
Sign, a mark. 
Sine, a line in a circle. 

Slaie, a weaver's reed. 

Slay, to kill. 

Sleigh, a vehicle for rid- 
ing over snow. 

Sley, to separate, to 
part, to untwist a 
thread. 
Sleight, dexterity. 
Slight, to neglect. 



Slew, did slay. 

Slue, to turn. 
Sloe, a small wild plum. 
Slow, not fast. 

Smerk,a fawning smile. 

Smirk, to look affected- 
ly soft or kind. 
Soar, to ascend. 
Sore, a hurt. 

Soared, went up. 

Sword, a weapon. 
Sole, bottom of the foot. 
Soul, the spirit. 

Some, apart. 

Sum, the whole amount. 
Son, a male child. 
Sun, the source of light. 

Stair, a step. 

Stare, to gaze. 
Stake, a post. 
Steak, a slice of meat. 

Stationary, fixed. 

Stationery, goods of a 
stationer. 
Steal, to rob. 
Steel, hardened iron. 

Stile, a set of steps. 

Style, mode of writing. 
Straight, direct. 
Strait, narrow. [ning. 

Subtle, sly, artful, cun- 

Suttle, net weight of 
any thing. 
Succor, help. 
Sucker, a young shoot. 

Suite, followers. 

Sweet, not sour. 



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119 



Sware, did swear. 
Swear, to talk profanely. 

Sweat, perspiration. 

Swet, did perspire. 
Tacks, small nails. 
Tax, a tribute. 

Tare, a weed, allowance 
in weight. 

Tear, to rend. 
Team, a vehicle. 
Teem, to abound. 

Tear, water from the 

'^ 

lier, a row. 
Terse, neat, smooth. 
Tierce, a cask. 

The, an article. 

Thee, person spoken to. 
There, in that place. 
Their, of them. 

Threw, did throw. 

Through, from end to 
Throe, a pang. [end. 

Throw, to toss. 

Throne, a king's seat. 

Thrown, tossed. 
Thyme, an herb. 
Time, duration. 

Tide, rising of the sea. 

Tied, bound. 
Tire, to fatigue. 
Tyre, name of a city. 

To, towards. 

Too, besides. 

Two, twice one. 
Toe, a part of the foot. 
Tow, flax or hemp. 



Told, informed. 

Tolled, did toll. 
Tole, to draw gently. 
Toll, tax, sound of a bell. 

Ton, a measure. 

Tun, a large vessel. 
Tong, catch of a buckle. 
Tongue, organ of speech. 

Travail, to labor, to toil. 

Travel, to journey. 
Tray, a wooden dish. 
Trey, three. 

Treaties, compacts. 

Treatise, a discourse. 
Vail or Veil, a cover. 
Vale, a valley. 

Vain, useless. 

Vane, a weathercock. 

Vein, a passage. 
Vice, wickedness. 
Vise, a griping press. 

Wade, to walk in wa- 
ter. 

Weighed, balanced. 
Wail, to deplore. 
Wale, a rising stripe. 

Wain, a ivagon. 

Wane, to grow less. 

Wayne, a man's name. 
Waist, middle of the body. 
Waste, to consume. 

Wait, to stay. 

Weight, gravity. 
Waive, to set aside. 
Wave, a swell of water. 

Wall, a defence. 

Wawl, to cry, to howl. 



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Ware, 


merchandise. 


Wean, to detach. 


W T ear, 


to consume, to car- 


Ween, to 


think. 


ry on the body. 


Weather, state of the air. 


Way, a path or road. 


Wether, a kind of sheep. 


Weigh, to balance, to pon- 


Wheal, a 


pustule. 


Weak, 


feeble, [der. 


Wheel, a circular body, 


Week} 


seven days. 


a ring 




l\ T eak\y, feebly. 


Wood, subsi 


ance of trees. 


Weekly, 


once a week. 


Would, was 


willing. 


Weal, 


happiness. 


Ye, you. 




Weel, 


a whirlpool. 


Yea, yes. 






SECTION 


LXXVII. 






VULGA 


RISMS. 




Spelled 


Vulgarly Pro- 
nounced 


Spelled 


Vulgarly Pro- 
nounced 


Across 


acrost 


ask 


ax 


active 


actyve 


audacious 


outdacious 


afraid 


cfeard 


bachelor 


bachelder 


afternoon 


arternoon 


bayonet 


baggonet 


afterwards artenuards 


beacon 


bacon 




( agane and 
( agin 


bellows 


bellusses 


again 


beneficence 


benificence 


against 


( aganst and 
\ aginst 


beyond < 


beyend or 
heyund 


ago 


a gone 


birthday 


bethday 


ague 


agur 


bleat 


blaat 


andiron 


handiron 


blunderbuss 


blunderbush 


anoint 


aninte 


boil 


bile 


apothecary apotecary 


bonfire 


burnfire 


appoint 


appinte 


bran 


brand 


apprentice printis 


bristle 


brustle 


apron 


apun 


broil 


brile 


arithmetic 


: arethmetic 


brooch 


broche 





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Spelled 


Vulgarly Pro- 
nounced 


Spelled 


Vulgarly Pro- 
nounced 


burst 


bust 


digest 


disgest 


canal 


kanawl 


dint 


dent 


cany 


kare 


dishabille 


dish-abil 


catch 


Jcetch 


district 


dcestrickt 


catechism 


Jcatekize 


does 


doze or doos 


caught 


kotch 


drain 


dreen 


causeway 
chair 


krossway 
cheer 


draw 
drought 


dror 
drouth 


chaise 


shay 


drowned 


drownded 


char 


chore 


durst 


dast 


chest 


chist 


earth 


airth 


chew 


chaw 


election 


lection 


chimney 


chimbly 


electrify 


clecturize 


chine 


chime 


eleven 


leven 


chives 


sives 


end 


eend 


clinch 


klench 


engine 


injine 


coarse 


kose 


errand 


arrand 


command- 
ment 


> kommande- 
5 ment 


eternity 
far 


etarnity 
fur 


confiscate 
cornice 


konfisticate 
kornish 


film 
fleam 


felm 
flem 


could 
cover 


koold 
kiver 


flimsy 
forget 


slirnsy 

forgit 


creature 


kritter 


forward 


forrud 


creek 


krick 


further 


furder 


cringe 
crystal 
cupola 
curse 


skringe 
kryst-yal 
kupelo 
kuss 


gather 
general 
get 
girl 


gether 
gineral 
git 
gal 


cutlass 
dandruff 


kutlash 
dander 


girth 
gold 


gert 
goold 


daughter 


darter 


gown 


gound 


desert 

devil 

dictionary 


deesert 
divil 
dixonary 
11 


grasshopper 

gripe 

groin 


hoppergrass 

grip 

grine 



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Spelled 


Vulgarly Pro- 
nounced 


Spelled 


Vulgarly Pro- 
nounced 


grudge 


begrutch 


learn 


lam 


guardian 


guardeen 


learning 


laming 


gums 


gooms 


leather 


luthur 


handkerchief hangkercher 


lest 


leest 


harsh 


hash 


lettuce 


lettis 


have 


haave 


licorice 


lickerish 


heard 


hem 


lid 


led 


hearth 


harth or hath 


lignumvitae 


lingumvity 


herbs 


airbs or yerbs 


lilach 


laylok 


hers 


hern 


linen 


linning 


hindei 


hender 


loam 


loom 


his 


hizzen 


loin 


line 


hiss 


siss 


mallows 


malice 


hoist 


histe 


marble 


mar vie 


home 


hum 


marsh 


mash 


hoof 


huff 


massacre 


massacree 


horse 


hawse 


medal 


meddle 


houses 


housen 


medicine 


medsun 


however 


hoivzever 


mercury 


marcury 


hurricane 


harrecane 


mile 


mild 


icicle 


isuckle 


miracle 


maracle 


ideas 


idees 


molasses 


lasses 


imminent 


eminent 


musician 


mmishaner 


instead 


instid 


muskmelon 


mushmillion 


january- 


jinerwary 


musquetoes 


skeeters 


jaundice 


janders 


nankin 


ankeen 


jest 


jeest 


nape 


nap 


'join 


jine 


native 


natyve 


joiner 


jiner 


negro 


nigger 


joint 


jint 


nest 


neest 


joist 


jice 


nigh 


nighst 


just 


jest 


northwest 


norwest 


kettle 


latile 


oil 


He 


lance 


lanch 


ointment 


intement 


law 


lor 


onion 


inyun 



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Spelled 


Vulgarly Pro- 
nounced 


Spelled 


Vulgarly Pro- 
nounced 


other 


tother 


refuse 


refuge 


otherwise 


otherways 


regiment 


rigiment 


ours 


ourn 


rheumatism 


rumatiz 


oust 


roust 


rid 


red 


overplus 


overplush 


rind 


rine 


peep 


peek 


rinse 


rense 


pennyroyal penneryal 


rip 


unrip 


pincers 


pinchers 


risk 


resk 


pinchbeck 


pinchback 


rivet 


ribbit 


pigmy 


pigmite 


roil 


rile 


pith 


peth 


roof 


ruf 


plait 


pleet 

13 4. 

pint 


rosin 


rozum 


point 


said 


sade 


poison 


pizen 


salad 


sallet 


poplar 


popple 


sassafras 


saxifax 


porringer 


pawnger 


sauce 


sarse 


portmanteau portmantle 


saucer 


sarcer 


potato 


potatur 


saucy 


sarcy 


potatoes 


taters 


saw 


sor 


pother 


bother 


says 


saze 


potlid 
pretty 


pot-led 
putty 


scarce < 


skerse or 
skase 


preventive 


preventetiv 


senna 


seeny 


probable 


provable 


sermon 


sarmunt 


pronunci- 


) pronouncia- 
) tion 


sewer 


shore 


ation 


sex 


sect 


puppet 


poppet 


shall 


shawl 


purse 


pus 


share 


sheer 


quench 


C squinch or 
\ kwinch 


should 
shut 


shoold 
shet 


quince 


squince 


shuttle 


shettle 


radish 


reddish 


since 


sence 


rather 


ruther 


sleek 


slick 


really 


raly 


soil 


sile 


rear 


rare 


somewhere 


summers 



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Spelled 


Vulgarly Pro- 
nounced 


Spelled 


Vulgarly ^ 
nounced 


soot 


sut 


umbrella 


amberriller 


spermaceti 


sparmecitty 


unsteady 


unstiddy 


sphere 


spear 


vagabond 


vagabone 


spire 


spear 


value 


valley 


spirit 


sperit 


vendue 


vandu 


spoil 


spile 


verse 


varse 


spoonful 


spunful 


voyage 


vyje 


stamp 


stomp 


wainscot 


wins cot 


steady- 


stiddy 


walnut 


warnut 


steelyard 


stilyerd 


watermelon 


watermillyun 


stint 


stent 


whether 


wether 


stone 


stun 


which 


ivitch 


stunned 


stunded 


whiffletree 


whippletree 


such 


sitch 


whole 


hul 


supple 


sooph 


whortleberry hukkleberry 


syllabub 


sullabub 


wick 


week 


syringe 


surrenge 


widow 


widder 


tackle 


takle 


willow 


wilier 


tassel 


torsel 


windpipe 


winepipe 


tenon 


tennant 


worse 


wus 


that 


that are. 


worst 


wust 


theirs 


theirn 


wreck 


rack 


thill 


fin 


wrap 


rop 


this 


this ere 


wrestle 


rastle 


tobacco 


tobacker 


wristband 


rizban 


tour 


tower 


yeast 


east 


treble 


tribble 


yellow 


yaller 


tusk 


tush 


yet 


yit 


turret 


tarret 


yonder 


yender or 


turtle 


turcle 


yunder 


tutor 


tutorer 


yours 


yourn 



All men once were boys, but all boys will 
not live to become men. 



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125 



SECTION LXXVIII. 



ELEMENTS OF UTTERANCE. 

Taking a, in arm, as the fundamental vowel-sound, all 
the other vowel-sounds are formed from it ; either, 

1. By closing the orifice of the throat, in different de- 
grees ; or, 

2. By contracting the lips. 

This may be exemplified by the following diagram : — 

a ia arm. Throat and mouth open. 



a in fan. a 




Americans pronounce the diphthongal-sound of i in 
pipe, as if it were made up of u in nut and i in pin. But 
Mr. Walker says it is composed of a in arm and e in be. 

Remarks. The teacher should call the attention of 
the whole school to the diagram, which should be drawn 
on a blackboard. He should announce the sound of a in 
11* 



126 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 

arm, and talk about it. He should utter a without say- 
ing any thing about the word arm. He should then spell 
arm, — arm, — giving a its own vowel-sound. " This I 
do," he should say, " by opening my throat and lips." He 
should then require the school to utter the same sound, 
and to spell the word in the same way. It should be done 
by the whole school, in concert. He may then proceed 
to teach the other simple vowel-sounds, in the same way. 

Then he should take the four diphthongal-sounds, and 
explain them. On, in house, is made up of o in dog and 
u in full. At first, sound them distinctly, and apart from 
each other ; then, a little more rapidly ; and then, in quick 
succession. 

Here let me entreat the teacher to endeavor to cure 
his pupils of a most ridiculous pronunciation, which we 
often hear ; — that of sounding the diphthong ou as if it 
were composed of a in fan and u in full. The follow- 
ing sentence may be repeated, as an exercise : " I can- 
not go out of town, unless I first go down to my house." 

The teacher should write a sentence on his black- 
board, and question his pupils respecting the vowel-sound 
heard in each syllable. 

The utterance of the consonants is very important, 
and should be attended to, thoroughly. It may be done 
in concert, by the whole school. For the manner of 
teaching the scholars to utter the consonants, the teacher 
is referred to the various works on the sounds and pow- 
ers of the letters. He should explain the subject to his 
pupils ; then utter the sound ; and then require the whole 
school to imitate him. 

Some children cannot sound the letter r ; others can- 
not sound t. Some lisp, or sound th for s. Give to such 
children, the sentence, " What is that ? " and require 
them to utter it as distinctly as possible. 

The teacher should take all possible pains to instruct 
his pupils in the proper enunciation of the consonants. 

He may use Sections lxxviii., lxxix., lxxx., lxxxi., and 
lxxxii., as a kind of text-book, from which to expound to 
his pupils. He should exhibit the greater part of these 
sections on the blackboard, and explain every principle : 
thus the whole can be easily understood. 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 127 

He should tax his ingenuity to the utmost, in the in- 
vention of questions to put to his pupils, respecting all 
those subjects which relate to orthography. 



SECTION LXXIX. 

There are, in English monosyllables, many different ways of 
combining certain vowels, so as to indicate the same sound. 
Thus, there are no fewer than seven different ways of express- 
ing the long sound of a; the same number of representing the 
long sound of e; six, the sound of a in ball or o in horse ; the 
same number for the sound of o in comb, and the same number 
for u in drum ; five each for the sound of i in ship, i in pipe, and 
u in flute ; four each for the sound of e in pen, o in move, and u 
in bush ; three each for a in arm, and a in watch or o in dog ; 
two each for the sound of oi or oy, and ou or ow ; while there is 
but one mode of expressing the sound of a in fan. Thus, it will 
be seen that there are seventy different ways of expressing six- 
teen sounds. 

A, as in Gate. 
1, a, with a final e, as in gate, or at the end of a syl- 
lable, as in ta-ble ; 2, ay, as in hay ; 3, ai, as in pail ; 
4, ea, as in great ; 5, ey, as in they ; 6, ei, as in veil ; 
7, aw, as in gauge. 

E, as in Pen. 
This sound is represented, 1, by a single e, as in pen; 
2, by ea, as in bread ; 3, ai } as in said ; 4, ie, as in 
friend, 

A, as in Arm. 
1, a, as in star ; 2, aw, as in aunt; 3, ea, as in heart. 

A, as in Fan. 
This sound has but one form. 

A, as in Ball, and O, as in Horse. 
1, a, as in ball ; 2, o, as in horse ; 3, aw, as in awl ; 
4, aw, as in cause ; 5, ou, as in thought ; 6, oa, as in 
groat. 

O, as in Dog, and A, as &t Watch. 
1, o as in dog ; 2, a, as in watch ; 3, ow, as in cough. 



128 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 

- E, as in Tree. 
1, e, pure, as in he, here ; 2, ee, as in tree ; 3, ea, as 
in pea ; 4, ie, as in field ; 5, ey, as in key ; 6, ei, as in 
seize ; 7, i, as in shire. 

I, as tra Ship. 
1, i, as in s7i2p ; 2, ee, as in teen ; 3, wi, as in build ; 
4, ei, as in teint ; 5, y, as in hymn. 

O, as w Comb. 
1, o, as in go ; 2, oa, as in oootf ; 3, ow, as in blow ; 
4, ow, as in four ; 5, oo, as in door ; 6, eaw, as in oeaw. 

U, as in Drum. 
1, u, as in drum ; 2, o, as in so?z, dove ; 3, ow, as in 
rough; 4, i, as in sir ; 5, oo, as in blood; 6, e, as in 
her. 

O, as m Move. 
1, o, as in Tnoue ; 2, oo, as in boot ; 3, o, as in to, do ; 
4, ow, as in sowp. 

U, as in Bush, and O, as in Wolf. 
1, w, as in bush; 2, oo, as in wood ; 3, ow, as in cowZd ; 
4, o, as in w?oZ/! 

DIPHTHONGAL-SOUNDS. 
I, as in Pipe. 
1, i, with a final e, as in /npe, and -i^A, as in nigft ; 
2, ie, as in die ; 3, y, or ey with a final e, as in by, eye ; 
4, ei, as in height ; 5, wy, as in owy. 

U, as in Flute. 
1, w, as in fiute ; 2, e?o, as in wew> ; 3, ieu, as in Ziew ; 
4, iew, as in view ; 5, wi, as in suit. 

DIPHTHONGS PROPER. 
01, and OY, as in Oil, Boy. 
This sound has but these two forms. 

OU, and OW, as in Loud, Cow. 
This sound has but these two forms. 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 129 



SECTION LXXX. 

This section contains words of the long and short vowel- 
sounds, which are given in the spelling lessons at the end of 
the section, and placed opposite to each other. Learners should 
be exercised in these, until they can readily distinguish the dif- 
ferent sounds. 

I heard her tell her tale of wo. The man 
made a mark with his pen, on a pane of glass. 
Some men held a horse by the mane. The 
ox met his mate. We could not get through 
the gate. Let him not go too late. My aunt 
took an ant in her hand. The ground is wet, 
and I must wait. He fell, but did not fail to 
rise. He had some hard bread in his hand. 
A cat will not ride in a cart. I am not in 
want of an arm. If you chase a dog, he will 
look back and bark. You can stand and see 
the stars, when it is dark. The young fawn 
is fond of its dam. They that drink much 
strong beer, are a sort of sots. The cook 
brought some broth to my room. He went 
to the mill, to buy him some meal. The boy 
did the deed, but has not yet seen his sin. 
He was caught, though he took heed and hid. 
The ship had a hole in its hull. He struck 
a hard stroke with his maul. Come, comb 
your hair and go to school. They went down 
in a boat, but came back on foot. Cut not 
your coat too large for your cloth. The boy 
found a bone in his bunn. The sick man 
had no one to pull him to the pool. She sits 



130 



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on her stool and sorts her wool. He is a 
fool that crams his mouth full. She said her 
food was not very good. 



Long Sound. 

Tale . . 
pane . . 
mane 



Short Sound. 

. . tell 



. . . pen 
. . . men 
mate ..... met 
gate ..... get 



late 



let 



wait wet 

fail fell 

hard hand 

aunt ant 

cart cat 

arm .... .am 

bark back 

stars stand 



fawn 
sort 



fond 
sots 



Long Sound. 

brought 



meal 
deed 



seen . 
heed 

hole . 
stroke 
comb 
boat . 
coat . 
bone 



pool 
stool 
fool 
food 



Short Sound. 

. . broth 



mill 
did 
sin 
hid 



. hull 
. struck 
. come . 
. but 
. cut 
. bunn 



pull 
wool 
full 
good 



SECTION LXXXI. 

ANALYSIS OF THE SOUNDS IN THE ENGLISH 
LANGUAGE. 

In the English language, there are twenty-six letters. 
They are divided into vowels and consonants. 

A vowel is a simple sound of itself, uttered by the hu- 
man voice. A consonant is a letter which cannot be 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 131 

perfectly or fully sounded, except in connection with a 
vowel. 

The vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes w and y. 
"PFand y are consonants when they precede a vowel 
heard in the same syllable ; as in wine, twine, whine, ye, 
yet, youth ; in all other cases, they are vowels ; as in 
newly, dewy, eyebrow. 

A diphthong is the union of two vowels, pronounced 
together, so as to make but one syllable ; as ea in beat, 
oi in toil. 

In a proper diphthong, both of the vowels are sound- 
ed ; as ea in ocean, oi in voice. 

In an improper diphthong, but one of the vowels is 
sounded ; as ai in aim, ea in clean. 

A triphthong is the union of three vowels ; as eau in 
beau. 

OF THE VOWELS. 

A, has Jive sounds. 

1. The long, slender, English sound, as in cane, pa- 
per. 

2. The long Italian sound, as in cart, father. 

3. The broad German sound, as in fall, water. 

4. The short Italian sound, as in man, handle. 

5. The short sound of broad a, as in watch. 

E, has two sounds. 

1. The long sound, as in mete, phenix. 

2. The short sound, as in pen, tender. 

I, has two sounds. 

1. The long diphthongal-sound, as in pine. 

2. The short simple sound, as in pin, hinder. 

O, has Jive sounds. 

1. The long open sound, as in no, tone. 

2. The long close sound, as in move, prove. 

3. The long broad sound, as in nor, horn. 

4. The short broad sound, as in not, pot. 

5. The short close sound of o in move, as in wolf 
good. 



132 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 

U, has three sounds. 

1. The long diphthongal-sound, as in tube, fume. 

2. The short simple sound, as in gun, tub. 

3. The middle or obtuse sound, as in bull, bush. 

W, when a vowel, has the long sound of u, as in new, 
and sometimes a sound somewhat different, as in now. 

Y, when a vowel, has the sounds of i, as in fly, hymn. 

The diphthongs oi and oy have but one sound, com- 
posed of the sounds of o in horse and i in pin. 

OU, has seven sounds. 

1. Composed of the sounds of o in dog and u in bull, 
as in mouth. 

2. The sound of u in bull, as in could, should. 

3. The sound of o in move, as in soup, tour. 

4. The sound of u in gun, as in rough, tough. 

5. The sound of o in bone, as in four, source. 

6. The sound of o in j9o2, as in cough, trough. 

7. The sound of a in &aZ/, as in bought, thought. 
Ae, ai, ao, au, aw, ay, ea, ee, ei, eo, eu, ew, ey, ie, io, 

oa, oe, oi, oo, ou, ow, oy, ua, ue, ui, uo, and uy, are diph- 
thongs. Some of them are proper, and others are im- 
proper, diphthongs. 

OF THE CONSONANTS. 

A consonant is a letter, which, as has before been re- 
marked, cannot be perfectly or fully sounded, except in 
connection with a vowel. 

Some consonants, however, approach more nearly to 
full, perfect, or vowel, sounds, than others do : that is, 
they make imperfect sounds, of themselves ; sounds, 
which, although obscure and indistinct, are yet suffi- 
ciently audible and different, one from another, to be 
easily distinguished from each other by an attentive ear; 
while the most careless can hardly mistake them for 
vowels. The letters of this class, are f h,j, I, m, n, r, 
s, v, x, x, and the soft c and g. These are called semi- 
vowels, or half vowels. Four of these r — I, m, n, r, — 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 133 

are distinguished by the name of liquids, since they will 
more rapidly coalesce, or unite, both with one another, 
and also with other letters, than any other consonants 
can. Their sounds seem to be blended together, just as 
two liquids may be mingled. 

The other class of consonants, which produce no sound 
at all, without a vowel, are called mutes ; they are b, d, 
k, p, t, and c and g hard. 

The letters which always preserve one uniform sound, 
are b, h, k, I, m, p, q, v, and z. 

W and y, when they are consonants, have each but 
one sound. 

The consonant-sounds in the English language, may 
be classified in the following manner : — 

(I.) Those sounded by the aid of the lips, and which 
are called labial sounds ; the word labial meaning " be- 
longing to the lips.'''' 

B, as in bone, dab, web. This letter is silent after m, 

or before t, in the same syllable, as in comb, dumb, 

lamb, debt, doubt. 
F, has two sounds: — 1, its natural sound, as in jive, 

life ; 2, that of v as in of It has this last sound in 

no other word. 
M, as in man, mint, time. 
P, as in Peter, top, whip. P is silent before s in the 

same syllable, as in psalm. 
The combination PH, has the sound of f in phrase, 

phantom, or of v in nephew, Stephen. 
V, as in vial, love. 
W, (when a consonant,) as in war, want. When W 

occurs before h, it is sounded after it, as in what, 

when, pronounced hwat, hwen. 

(II.) Those sounded by the aid of the teeth, and which 
are called dental sounds ; the word dental signifying 
" belonging to the teeth.'''' 

D, has three sounds: — 1, its natural sound, as in 
dine, food; 2, the sound of t, at the end of some 

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134 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 

words, as in mixed, fixed, pronounced mixt, fixt ; 
3, the sound of j, or dzh, as in soldiers. 

J, has a compound sound, something like soft g, or 
dgh, as in joy, jewel. In the word hallelujah, it has 
the sound of y ; but in all other words, it has its true 
sound. 

S, has four sounds : — 1, a sharp or hissing sound, as 
in kiss, miss, sea; 2, a flat or buzzing sound, like 
z, as in Ms, ivas, trees, fleas, chaise; 3, that of sh, 
as in expulsion ; 4, that of zh, as in measure. In 
this book, when s has the sound of z, it is printed 
in Italic, or leaning type. 

T, has two sounds : — 1, its proper sound, as in time, 
tune, hut ; 2, that of sh, in nation, satiate. Some- 
times it is silent, as in mortgage. 

The combination TH, has two sounds: — 1, acute, 
hard, or sharp, as in thin, thick, breath, which is 
denoted in this work, by being printed in Italic, or 
leaning type ; 2, a soft or flat sound, as in thine, 
thee, this, breathe. Sometimes the h is silent, as in 
Thomas. 

Z, is the same as the flat s, as in maze, gaze. When 
followed by i, the two letters coalesce, and have 
the sound of zh, as in glazier. 

(III.) Those which are sounded by the tongue, and 
which are called lingual sounds ; the word lingual de- 
noting " belonging to the tongue." 

L, as in leap, pill, lull. L is sometimes silent, as in 
psalm, walk, calm, calf, salve, could, would. 

R, has two sounds : — 1, hard or rough, as in rude, 
romp, green ; 2, soft or smooth, as in hare, harm, 
dark, war. 

(IV.) Those which are sounded by the aid of the pal- 
ate, or upper and inner part of the mouth, and which 
are thence called palatic sounds. 

K, as in king, key, make. K is always silent before 
n in the same syllable, as in knife, knee. 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 135 

Q, is always followed by u, and the two letters have 

the sound of kw, as in queen, queer, quince. 
Y, (when a consonant,) as in ye, your, yet, young. 

(V.) Those which are sounded by the aid of the nose, 
and which are thence called nasal sounds. 

N, has two sounds: — 1, as in no, not, nor, line; 
2, that of ng, as in sink. It is silent, when preceded 
by m in the same syllable, as in hymn. 

NG, as in finger, singer. 

(VI.) An aspirate, or breathing sound. 

H, as in hail, hat, him, H is silent after r, as in 
rhetoric ; and also at the beginning of some words, 
as honest, heir, hour. When h follows w, in the 
same syllable, it is sounded as if it were placed 
before it, as in where, who, pronounced hwere, hwo. 

(VII.) Some of the consonants have both palatic and 
dental sounds. 

C, palatic, before a, o, u, and r, where it has a hard 
sound, like k, as in cape, cord, cud, crook; and 
dental, before e, i, and y, where it has a soft sound 
like 5, as in cement, city, cynic, or z, as in sacrifice. 
It sometimes has the sound of sh, as in ocean, social, 
spacious. It is silent before k, %, t, and I, as in 
sick, czar, victuals, muscle. 

CH, palatic, like k, as in chaos, chorus, monarch, arch- 
angel ; and dental, like tch, as in chair, rich, arch, 
or sh, as in chaise. In this book, when ch has this 
last sound, it is printed in Italic. 

G, palatic, before a, o, u, I, and r, when it is hard, as 
in gate, go, gun, glow, green ; and dental, when it 
is soft, like j, as in gem, gentle, giant. This soft 
sound, like j, is represented in this book, by being 
printed in Italic. G, before e, i, and y, has some- 
times its hard, and sometimes its soft, sound, as in 
get, gem, give, gin, foggy, elegy. It is silent before 
n in the same syllable, as in gnat ; but not when in 
a separate syllable, as in signify. 



136 'practical spelling-book. 

GH, has several sounds: — 1, at the beginning of 
words, like g, as in ghost ; 2, in the middle or end 
of words, like/, as in cough, enough; or, 3, like ck, 
as in hough, lough, pronounced hock, lock. Some- 
times both letters are silent, as in high, nigh, fight, 



X, has three sounds ; two of which unite both the 
palatic and dental in one : — 1, that of ks, as in ox, 
exercise; 2, that of gz, as in example; 3, at the 
beginning of words, the dental sound of z, as in 
Xenophon. In this book, the second sound of x, 
(that of gz,) is denoted by being printed in Italic. 



SECTION LXXXII. 

PUNCTUATION, AND CAPITAL LETTERS. 

Punctuation is the method of dividing a written 
composition into sentences, or parts of sentences, by- 
means of points, or stops and marks. These points, 
or stops and marks, show the different pauses and tones 
of voice which the sense requires. 

The principal marks are, 



The Comma, 9 

Semicolon, $ 

Colon, : 

Period, . 

Mark of Exclamation, ! 

Mark of Interrogation, 1 

Dash, — 

Hyphen, - 

Parentheses, ( ). 



Brackets, [ [ 

Caret, A 

Apostrophe, 5 

Diaeresis, •• 

Marks of Quotation, ft " 

Index, (LT^ 

Paragraph, If 

Section, § 

Marks of Reference, * f J || 



At a Comma, you must pause long enough to count 
one. In reading, the voice must be kept up, at a 
comma, to show that something more is to be read. 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 137 

At a Semicolon, you must pause long enough to 
count, one, two ; and the voice must also be kept up, 
to show that something more is to be read. 

At a Colon, you must pause long enough to count, 
one. two, three ; and the voice must generally be 
kept up. 

At a Period, you must pause long enough to count, 
one, two, three, four ; and the voice should fall, as if 
there was nothing more to be read. 

The Mark of Exclamation expresses wonder or sur- 
prise ; as, "I am astonished at your behavior!" 
" O ! I have done a great deal of harm ! " 

The Mark of Interrogation shows that a question is 
asked. You must pause as long at an interrogation- 
mark, as at a period, and read what goes before it just 
as if you were going to ask any one a question. 

A Hyphen is used to join words and syllables to- 
gether ; as, eating-room. 

A Dash generally denotes a sudden change in the 
sentiment of what you are reading, and sometimes re- 
quires a longer pause than a period. 

A Parenthesis includes one sentence within another. 
That in the parenthesis explains the other, and must 
be read in a lower and quicker tone of voice than the 
rest of the sentence. 

A Caret shows that something has been left out, by 

o 

accident ; as, Gerge, for George. This mark is only 
used in writing, and not in printed books. 

An Apostrophe denotes that a letter is omitted, to 
shorten a word ; as, lov'd, for loved. 

Brackets are sometimes used for the same purpose 
as the parenthesis, but more correctly to include some 
word or sentence not originally in the passage, but 
which has been introduced to illustrate or explain what 
has been said. 

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138 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 

A Diaeresis denotes that the vowel, over which it 
is placed, is not connected in sound with the pre- 
ceding vowel ; as, reedify, pronounced re-ed-i-fy, not 
reed-i-fy. 

The Marks of Quotation show that the words be- 
tween them are not those of the writer of the rest of 
the passage, but that they are taken from some other 
person's writings. 

A Paragraph begins a new subject. 

An Index points to some remarkable fact, or to 
something important to be noticed. 

The Marks of Reference refer to the margin, or to 
the bottom of the page. 

Capital letters should be used at the beginning of 
every sentence, and at the beginning of every line in 
poetry. The names of persons, places, and important 
things, should begin with a capital letter ; as, John, 
New York, Atlantic Ocean, Boston. Also, all per- 
sonifications of inanimate objects ; as, Nature. The 
names of the Deity, and all personifications of Deity, 
should begin with a capital letter; as, God, The Most 
High, Jesus Christ, the Creator, the Saviour, the Eter- 
nal, the Great King, he. Also, the pronouns refer- 
ring to the Deity ; as, God is good ; He is good to all ; 
He loves all. We should love Him. 

Note. — The teacher must require his pupils to 
draw on their slates, or on a blackboard, all the points 
and marks of pauses, he. ; and then he must explain 
to them their various uses ; thus, This ( ;) is a semico- 
lon ; when you come to this, in reading, you must 
pause long enough to count, one, two, and must keep 
up your voice, to show that you have something more 
to read. 

Unless some such means are resorted to, the child 
will not understand the use of the marks employed in 
writing. 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



139 



SECTION LXXXIII. 

NUMBERS, FIGURES, AND NUMERAL LETTERS. 



One 


1 


I 


Thirty-seven 


37 


XXXVII 


Two 


2 


II 


Thirty-eight 


38 xxxvni 


Three 


3 


III 


Thirty-nine 


39 


XXXIX 


Four 


4 


IV 


Forty 


40 


XL 


Five 


5 


V 


Forty -one 


41 


XLI 


Six 


6 


VI 


Forty-two 


42 


XLII 


Seven 


7 


VII 


Forty-three 


43 


XLIII 


Eight 


8 


VIII 


Forty-four 


44 


XLIV 


Nine 


9 


IX 


Forty-five 


45 


XLV 


Ten 


10 


X 


Forty-six 


46 


XLVI 


Eleven 


11 


XI 


Forty-seven 


47 


XLVII 


Twelve 


12 


XII 


Forty-eight 


48 


XL VIII 


Thirteen 


13 


XIII 


Forty-nine 


49 


XLIX 


Fourteen 


14 


XIV 


Fifty 


50 


L 


Fifteen 


15 


XV 


Fifty-one 


51 


LI 


Sixteen 


16 


XVI 


Fifty-two 


52 


LII 


Seventeen 


17 


XVII 


Fifty-three 


53 


LIII 


Eighteen 


18 


XVIII 


Fifty-four 


54 


LIV 


Nineteen 


19 


XIX 


Fifty-five 


55 


LV 


Twenty 


20 


XX 


Fifty-six 


56 


LVI 


Twenty-one 


21 


XXI 


Fifty-seven 


57 


LVII 


Twenty-two 


22 


XXII 


Fifty-eight 


58 


LVIII 


Twenty-three 


23 


XXIII 


Fifty-nine 


59 


LIX 


Twenty-four 


24 


XXIV 


Sixty 


60 


LX 


Twenty-five 


25 


XXV 


Sixty-five 


65 


LXV 


Twenty-six 


26 


XXVI 


Seventy 


70 


LXX 


Twenty-seven 27 


XXVII 


Seventy-five 


75 


LXXV 


Twenty-eight 28 XXVII] 


Eighty 


80 


LXXX 


Twenty-nine 


29 


XXIX 


Eighty-five 


85 LXXXV 


Thirty 


30 


XXX 


Ninety 


90 


xc 


Thirty-one 


31 


XXXI 


Ninety-five 


95 


xcv 


Thirty-two 


32 


XXXII 


One hundred 


100 


c 


Thirty-three 


33 XXXIII 


Two hundred 


200 


cc 


Thirty-four 


34 XXXIV 


Three hundred 300 


ccc 


Thirty-five 


35 


XXXV 


Four hundred 


400 


cccc 


Thirty-six 


36 XXXVI 


Five hundred 


500 


D 




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PRACTICAL SPELLIXG-BOOK. 



Six hundred 600 DC 
Seven hundred 700 DCC 
Eight hundred 800 DCCC 



Nine hundred 900 DCCCC 

One thousand 1000 M 

MDCCCXL1V. 



SECTION LXXXIV. 



ABBREVIATIONS. 



A. B. Bachelor of Arts. 

A. D. In the Year of our 
Lord. 

A. M. Before Noon, or in 
the Forenoon. 

A. M. In the Year of the 
World. 

A. M. Master of Arts. 

A. A. S. Fellow or Mem- 
ber of the American 
Academy. ['g an - 

U. M. University of Mich- 

D. D. Doctor of Divinity. 

S. T. D. Doctor of Di- 
vinity. 

LL. D. Doctor of Laws. 

L. S. Place of the Seal. 

M. B. Bachelor of Physic 
or Medicine. 

M. D. Doctor of Physic 
or Medicine. 

P. M. Afternoon. 

N. B. Take Notice. 

No. Number. 

P. S. Postscript. [dred. 

Per Cent. By the Hun- 

Viz. Namely, or, As fol- 

Vide, See. [lows. 



Vice, In the Room of. 
Via, By the Way of. 
&c. And the rest, or, And 

so forth. 
M. S. Manuscript. 
MSS. Manuscripts. 
Inst. Present (month.) 
Ult. Last (month.) 
Capt. Captain. 
Col. Colonel. 
Lieut. Lieutenant. 
Chap. Chapter. 
Co. Company. 
Cr. Credit. 

Dr. Doctor, or, Debtor. 
Do. or, Ditto, The same. 
Hon. Honorable. 
Bp. Bishop. 
Rev, Reverend. 
Rt.Rev. Right Reverend, 
Mr. Mister or Master. 
Mrs. Mistress. 
Messrs. Gentlemen, or, 

Sirs. 
Esq. Esquire. 
N. S. New Style. 
O. S. Old Style. 
Q. Question. 



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141 



A. Answer. 

S. J. C. Supreme Judicial 
Court. 

C. C. P. Court of Com- 
mon Pleas. 

St. Saint. 

U. S. A. United States of 
America. 

Me. Maine. 

N. H. New Hampshire. 

Vt. Vermont. 

Mass. Massachusetts. 

R. I. Rhode Island. 

Con. Connecticut. 

N. Y. New York. 

N. J. New Jersey. 
* Pa. Pennsylvania. 

Md. Maryland. 

Va. Virginia. 

Del. Delaware. 

N. C. North Carolina. 

S. C. South Carolina. 

Geo. Georgia. 

Miss. Mississippi. 

Aiab. Alabama. 

Ken. Kentucky. 



Ten. Tennessee. 

111. Illinois. 

Ind. Indiana. [bia. 

D. C. District of Colum- 

N. O. New Orleans. 

Phila. Philadelphia. 

N. E. New England. 

W. 1. West Indies. 

U. C. Upper Canada. 

L. C. Lower Canada. 

Jan. January. 

Feb. February. 

Mar. March. 

Apr. April. 

Aii£. August. 

Sept. September. 

Oct. October. 

Nov. November. 

Dec. December. 

Jno. John. 

Jona. Jonathan. 

Wm. William. 

Jos. Joseph. 

Jas. James. 

Chas. Charles. 

Geo. George. 



SECTION LXXXV. 

A SELECTION OF POPULAR QUOTATIONS, WHICH 
ARE IN DAILY USE ; TAKEN FROM FOREIGN LAN- 
GUAGES, AND TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH. 
Note. — .hat. stands for Latin, Fr. for French. 

Ad caplandum vulgus. Lat. To ensnare the vulgar. 
Adjinem. Lat. To the end, or conclusion. 
Ad infinitum. Lat. To infinity. 



142 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 

Ad referendum. Lat. To be farther considered. 

Ad valorem. Lat. According to the value. 

Alma mater. Lat. A benign mother. 

Anglice. Lat. In English, English fashion. 

Avalanche. Fr. The large and increasing ball of snow, 
which frequently rolls destruction down the sides of 
the Alps, and other high mountains. 

Auto dafe. Spanish. An act of faith; the name given 
in Spain and Portugal to the burning of Jews and her- 
etics for the love of God. 

Beau monde. Fr. The fashionable world. 

Bona fide. Lat. In good faith. 

Bon mot. Fr. A good word, a witticism. 

Caput mortuum. Lat. The dead head, the worthless re- 
mains. 

Carte blanche. Fr. A blank sheet of paper. 

Chef d^ceuvre. Fr. A masterpiece. 

Comme ilfaut. Fr. As it should be. 

Compos mentis. Law Lat. In his right mind. 

Coup de main. Fr. A sudden or bold enterprise. 

De facto. Lat. Law term. In fact; indeed. 

Dieu et mon droit. Fr. God and my right. 

En masse. Fr. In a body. 

E pluribus unum. Lat. One of many. [The motto of 
the United States. The allusion is to the formation 
of one federal government by the several constituent 
States.] 

Ex. Lat. Out ; ex minister, a minister out of office, 

Excelsior. Lat. More elevated. [Motto of the State of 
New York.] 

Ex officio. Lat. By virtue of his office. 

Ex parte. Lat. On one side. 

Fac simile. Lat. Do the like ; a close imitation. 

Fille de chambre. Fr. A chamber-maid. 

Fortiter in re. Lat. Firm in acting. 

Gens d^armes. Fr. Military men ; French body guards. 

Habeas Corpus. Law Lat. You may have the body. 

Hicjacet. Lat. Here lies. 

Honi soit qui mal y pense. Old Fr. Evil be to him that 
evil thinks. [The motto of the Kings of Great Brit- 
ain.] 



PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 143 

Hotel dieu. Fr. The house of God ; a hospital. 

Ich dien. German. I serve. [Motto of the Prince of 
Wales.] 

Impromptu. Lat. In readiness ; a short, extemporaneous 
composition. 

In statu quo. Lat. In the state in which it was. 

In to to. Lat. In the whole ; altogether. 

Ipse dixit. Lat. He said it himself; on his mere asser- 
tion. 

Ipso facto. Lat. In the fact itself. 

Jet d^eau. Fr. A waterspout, or fountain. 

Jeu d' 'esprit. Fr. A play of wit ; a witticism. 

Lex talionis. Lat. The law of retaliation ; an eye for 
an eye, &c. 

Literatim. Lat. Letter by letter. 

Locum tenens. Lat. A deputy ; a substitute. 

Magna Charta. Lat. The great charter ; the charter of 
English Liberties, obtained from King John, by the 
Barons of England. 

Memento mori. Lat. Remember death. 

Minimum. Lat. The smallest possible. 

Mirabile dictu ! Lat. Wonderful to tell. 

Multum in parvo. Lat. Much in a little. 

Nem. con., or Nem. diss. Lat. abbreviations. No person 
opposing or disagreeing. 

Ne plus ultra. La t Nothing more beyond ; greatest ex- 
tent. 

Non compos mentis. Lat. Not of a sound mind. 

Par nobilefratrum. Lat. A noble pair of brothers. 

Pater patriot. Lat. The father of his country. 

Per annum. Lat. By the year. 

Per diem. Lat. By the day. 

Prima facie. Lat. On the first face. 

Primum mobile. Lat. The first cause of motion. 

Pro bono publico. Lat. For the public good. 

Pro et con. Lat. For and against. 

Pro patria. Lat. For my country. 

Promenade. Fr. A walk ; a place for walking. 

Pro tempore. Lat. For the time. 

Quantum. How much. 




PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 

Quantum sufficit. Lat. A sufficient quantity. 

Quid nunc. Lat. What now ? [Applied in ridicule to a 

- person who makes the acquisition of news his princi- 
pal pursuit.] 

Regatta. Italian. A boat-race. 

Reis effendi. A Turkish state minister. 

Ritornello. Italian. The repeat or burden of a song. 

Ruse de guerre. Fr. A stratagem of war. 

Sanctum Sanctorum. Lat. The holy of holies, or most 
holy place. 

Sangfroid. Fr. In cold blood ; indifference. 

Secundum artem. Lat. According to art. 

Sic transit gloria mundi. Lat. Thus passes away the 
glory of this world. 

Sine die. Lat. Without a day ; no day was named for 
another meeting. 

Sine qua non. Lat. A thing without which another can- 
not be. 

Summum bonum. Lat. The chief good. 

Sub rosa. Lat. Under the rose ; secretly. 

Table denote. Fr. An ordinary ; a public table for eating. 

Totidem verbis. Lat. In just so many words. 

Toties quoties. Lat. As many times as ; then so often. 

Toto cozlo. By the whole heavens ; as opposite as the 
two poles. 

Ultima ratio. Lat. The last reasoning. 

Utile dulci. Lat. The useful with the pleasant. 

Vade mecum. Lat. A book or manual for a person to 
carry constantly with him. 

Valet de chambre. Fr. A footman. 

Verbatim. Lat. Word for word. 

Versus. Lat. Against. 

Via. Lat. By the way of. 

Vice versa. Lat. The terms being exchanged; thus, — 
The generous should be rich, and vice versa, the rich 
should be generous. 

Viva voce. Lat. By the living voice. 

Vox populi. Lat. The voice of the people. 



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Mr. J. I^amb : Dear Sir, — 1 am pleased to learn that you 
are about publishing an edition of your 'Child's Primer, m 
this State. It is Well fitted to precede the elementary spell- 
mg-book, and, as a matter of economy, I would recommend 
it to parents and teachers for beginners. 
Your obedient servant, 

JOHN D. PIERCE, 

Sup-nt of Pub. Inst. 



the above recommendation of my 
F. SAWYER, Jr., 

Sup'nt of Pub. Inst. 
Ann Arbor, May 15, 1843. 



I cheerfully concur 
predecessor. 



. J. Lamb: Sir,— By vour request I have examined 
your 'Child's Primer,' and, conceiving it admirably adapt- 
ed to the purpose for which it' was designed, I heartily join 
my worthy" ore in recommending it to parents and 

fachers. to be used in our Primary Schools. 

O. C. COMSTOCK, 

Sutfnt of Pub. Inst. 






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